Where does “trundle” come from?

Trundle comes from Middle English trendel, from Old English trendel, from Proto-Germanic trandilaz and trundilaz, whose original meaning remains obscure.

trundle (English): A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath...

Definitions

  1. A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath...

Ancestry of “trundle”, step by step

trundle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trindle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrindlea wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow; A piece of...
2Middle Englishtrindelwheel, roller
3Old Englishtryndelcircle, ring; roller, wheel
4Proto-Germanictrundilazring, hoop

via English trendle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrendleA wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle
2Middle Englishtrendelwheel, roller
3Old Englishtrendelring; circle

Words derived from “trundle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic trundilaz →Every word from Old English tryndel →Every word from Middle English trindel →