Where does “tro” come from?

tro (Norman) comes from Old Norse trog, from Proto-Germanic trugą, from Proto-Indo-European drukós.

tro (Norman): kneading trough

Definitions

  1. kneading trough

Ancestry of “tro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrogtrough
2Proto-Germanictrugą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrukós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drukós →Every word from Proto-Germanic trugą →Every word from Old Norse trog →
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