Where does “trunnel” come from?
trunnel (English) comes from English treenail, from Middle English trenayl, from Middle English tre, from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
trunnel (English): Alternative form of treenail; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of treenail; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “trunnel”, step by step
trunnel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treenail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treenail | A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener |
| 2 | Middle English | trenayl | treenail, trennel wooden peg or nail |
| 3 | Middle English | tre | A tree or a plant that resembles one |
| 4 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 5 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 6 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |