Where does “tren” come from?
tren (Middle English) comes from Middle English treen, from Middle English tre, from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
tren (Middle English): Alternative form of treen
Definitions
- Alternative form of treen
Ancestry of “tren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | treen | Made of wood; wooden; Pertaining to trees; Items... |
| 2 | Middle English | tre | A tree or a plant that resembles one |
| 3 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 4 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 5 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 8 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |