Where does “trimmi” come from?

trimmi (Finnish) comes from English trim, from Middle English trimen, from Old English trymman, from Proto-Germanic trumjaną, from Proto-Germanic trumaz — root; firm, strong.

trimmi (Finnish): trim fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water

Definitions

  1. trim fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water

Ancestry of “trimmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrimTo reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove...
2Middle Englishtrimen—
3Old Englishtrymmanto strengthen
4Proto-Germanictrumjanąto make fast, strengthen; to make fast;...
5Proto-Germanictrumazroot; firm, strong

Words derived from “trimmi”

Every word from Proto-Germanic trumaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic trumjaną →Every word from Old English trymman →
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