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Where does “trom” come from?

trom (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic trummos, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

trom (Scottish Gaelic): heavy; hard, difficult; weighty, serious

Definitions

  1. heavy; hard, difficult; weighty, serious

Ancestry of “trom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtromheavy; heavy, severe, grievous, difficult; sad,...
2Proto-Celtictrummosheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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