Where does “treš” come from?

treš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English trash, from Middle English trasch, from Old Norse tros — rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch.

treš (Serbo-Croatian): kitsch

Definitions

  1. kitsch

Ancestry of “treš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch
Every word from Old Norse tros →Every word from Middle English trasch →Every word from English trash →