Where does “트로트” come from?

트로트 (Korean) comes from English foxtrot, from English trot, from Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

트로트 (Korean): trot, a 20th century genre of Korean pop music

Definitions

  1. trot, a 20th century genre of Korean pop music

Ancestry of “트로트”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoxtrotA ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick...
2EnglishtrotAn ugly old woman, a hag; A gait of a four-legged...
3Middle Englishtrotten
4Old Frenchtrotter
5Medieval Latintrottoto go
6Frankishtrottōnto go, run
7Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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