Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “trymman” come from?

trymman (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic trumjaną, from Proto-Germanic trumaz — root; firm, strong.

trymman (Old English): to strengthen

Definitions

  1. to strengthen

Ancestry of “trymman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrumjanąto make fast, strengthen; to make fast;...
2Proto-Germanictrumazroot; firm, strong

Words derived from “trymman”

  • trim
  • trimming
  • trimmer
  • trimly
  • trimness
  • trimmest
  • retrim
  • trimmable
  • untrim
  • trimmeth
  • overtrim
  • pretrim
  • trimphone
  • trimmingly
  • betrim
  • trumen
  • trymen
  • trimen
  • trimmaïr
  • trînmer
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