Where does “truel” come from?

truel (Galician) comes from Old French truelle, from Latin trua, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

truel (Galician): a fishing hand net or landing net

Definitions

  1. a fishing hand net or landing net

Ancestry of “truel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtruelletrowel
2LatintruaA ladle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin trua →Every word from Old French truelle →