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Where does “trig” come from?

trig (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic trawją, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

trig (Old English): wooden board, tray

Definitions

  1. wooden board, tray

Ancestry of “trig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrawjąwooden vessel; bowl, vessel
2Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “trig”

  • tray
  • ashtray
  • trey
  • trayful
  • traying
  • undertray
  • traylike
  • traycloth
  • trayless
  • trayline
  • e-tray
  • traybake
  • tray-trip
  • tasktray
  • waste tray
  • traycase
  • traycased
  • トレイ
  • トレー
  • treye
  • tire
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