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Where does “triús” come from?

triús (Irish) comes from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhabrōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

triús (Irish): trousers, trews

Definitions

  1. trousers, trews

Ancestry of “triús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtriubus—
2Old Irishtrebus—
3Old Frenchtrebus—
4Late Latintubrucus—
5Proto-Germanic*þeuhabrōks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “triús”

  • triús-sciorta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →