Where does “trome” come from?

trome (Manx) comes from Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic trummos, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

trome (Manx): heavy, substantial, dense; difficult; emphatic

Definitions

  1. heavy, substantial, dense; difficult; emphatic

Ancestry of “trome”, step by step

trome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish trom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtromheavy; heavy, severe, grievous, difficult; sad,...
2Proto-Celtictrummosheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

via Old English truma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtrumaband or troop of men; a troop of soldiers

Words derived from “trome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic trummos →Every word from Old Irish trom →