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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtroitfight, battle, quarrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “trot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Old Irish troit →