Where does “Trash” come from?

Trash (German) comes from English trash, from Middle English trasch, from Old Norse tros — rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch.

Trash (German): unsophisticated, cheap, or cheap-looking product,...

Definitions

  1. unsophisticated, cheap, or cheap-looking product,...

Ancestry of “Trash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch
Every word from Old Norse tros →Every word from Middle English trasch →Every word from English trash →