Where does “Trott” come from?

Trott (German) comes from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Trott (German): rut; routine

Definitions

  1. rut; routine

Ancestry of “Trott”, step by step

Trott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin trotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrottoto go
2Frankishtrottōnto go, run
3Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via German trotten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrottento trot

Words derived from “Trott

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti