Where does “trenchen” come from?
trenchen (Middle English) comes from Old French trenche, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī.
trenchen (Middle English): To dig or lay a trench
Definitions
- To dig or lay a trench
Ancestry of “trenchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trenche | trench; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 4 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 5 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 6 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 7 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 8 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |