Where does “trot” come from?
trot (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish troit, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
Ancestry of “trot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | troit | fight, battle, quarrel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |
Words derived from “trot”