Where does “trottoir” come from?

trottoir (French) comes from French trotter, from Medieval Latin trottare, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

trottoir (French): sidewalk, pavement, footpath paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians

Definitions

  1. sidewalk, pavement, footpath paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians

Ancestry of “trottoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrotterto trot
2Medieval Latintrottare—
3Frankishtrottōnto go, run
4Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
5Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “trottoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tradjaną →