Where does “trottle” come from?
trottle (Scots) comes from Scots trot, from Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
trottle (Scots): to toddle, dawdle, idle, flow slowly
Definitions
- to toddle, dawdle, idle, flow slowly
Ancestry of “trottle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | trot | to move at a quick steady pace; to flow rapidly... |
| 2 | Middle English | trotten | — |
| 3 | Old French | trotter | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | trotto | to go |
| 5 | Frankish | trottōn | to go, run |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tradjaną | to tread, trample |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |