Where does “trum” come from?

trum (Old French) comes from Proto-Celtic trummos, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

Ancestry of “trum”, step by step

trum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic trummos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictrummosheavy
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

via Frankish thrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishthrumstump

via Proto-Germanic trumaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrumazroot; firm, strong

Words derived from “trum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic trummos →