Where does “trosryck” come from?
trosryck (Swedish) comes from Swedish trosa, from French trousse, from Old French trousse, from Latin torsus, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
trosryck (Swedish): a wedgie (of panties)
Definitions
- a wedgie (of panties)
Ancestry of “trosryck”, step by step
trosryck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trosa | panties, female underpants |
| 2 | French | trousse | kit; pencil case; inflection of trousser: ##... |
| 3 | Old French | trousse | pack; bunch, bundle |
| 4 | Latin | torsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish ryck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ryck | a short, intense movement (especially with the arm, but also more generally); a tug, a yank, a jerk, a jolt, etc |