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
- a fishing hand net or landing net
Ancestry of “truel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | truelle | trowel |
| 2 | Latin | trua | A ladle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |