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
- heavy, substantial, dense; difficult; emphatic
Ancestry of “trome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | trom | heavy; heavy, severe, grievous, difficult; sad,... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trummos | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |
Words derived from “trome”