trot
Scots
[trɔt]
verb
Definitions
- to move at a quick steady pace
- of water to flow rapidly and noisily, purl, ripple
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English trotten derived from Old French trotter derived from Latin *trottō, *trotō derived from Frankish *trottōn (go, run) derived from Proto-Germanic *trudōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (run, escape).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dreh₂-
Gloss
run, escape
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- trot English
- *trottō, *trotō Latin
- trotar Spanish, Castilian
- *dreh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- trotar Portuguese
- *trudōną Proto-Germanic
- trotten Middle English
- *dropъty Proto-Slavic
- trotter Old French
- trotar Galician
- caur Scots
- trottle Scots
- trottle-caur Scots
- *trotton, *trottōn Frankish
- *trottōn Frankish