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Where does “trestel” come from?

trestel (Middle English) comes from Old French trestel, from Latin trānstellum, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “trestel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrestelcrossbeam
2Latintrānstellum—
3Latintranstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trestel”

  • trestle
  • trestlework
  • trestled
  • trestleboard
  • trestletree
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