Where does “troosyn” come from?

troosyn (Manx) comes from English trews, from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, 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.

troosyn (Manx): trews, trousers, slacks, tights; pants, knickers

Definitions

  1. trews, trousers, slacks, tights; pants, knickers

Ancestry of “troosyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrewstrousers, especially if close fitting and tartan
2Scottish Gaelictriubhastrousers
3Middle Irishtriubus—
4Old Irishtrebus—
5Old Frenchtrebus—
6Late Latintubrucus—
7Proto-Germanic*þeuhabrōksloincloth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “troosyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þeuhabrōks →Every word from Late Latin tubrucus →