Where does “trotter” come from?

trotter (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “trotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrottoto go
2Frankishtrottōnto go, run
3Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “trotter”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →