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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

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

Words derived from “trome”

  • co-hrimmid
  • cohrome
  • trimmid
  • trome-volleeagh
  • aahrimmid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →