Where does “trunke” come from?
trunke (Middle English) comes from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.
trunke (Middle English): Alternative form of tronke
Definitions
- Alternative form of tronke
Ancestry of “trunke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | tronc | alms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk |
| 2 | Latin | truncus | lopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | twerḱ- | to carve, cut off, trim |
Words derived from “trunke”