trotter

Meaning

to trot

Synonyms

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʁɔ.te/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French trotter, from Old French trotter, troter (“to go, trot”), borrowed from Medieval Latin *trottāre, *trotāre (“to go”), from Frankish *trottōn (“to go, run”), from Proto-Germanic *trudōną, *trudaną, *tradjaną (“to go, step, tread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to run, escape”). Cognates with English trot. More at tread.

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