Where does “тру́сить” come from?

тру́сить (Russian) comes from Russian трус, from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъ — shaking.

тру́сить (Russian): to chicken out, to lose one's nerve, to be scared, to be cowardly

Definitions

  1. to chicken out, to lose one's nerve, to be scared, to be cowardly

Ancestry of “тру́сить”, step by step

тру́сить traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian трус

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтрусcoward
2Proto-Slavic*trǫsъshaking

via Proto-Slavic trǫsiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrǫsitito shake

Words derived from “тру́сить

Every word from Proto-Slavic *trǫsъEvery word from Russian трус
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