Etymograph

English

Tranent

Tranent comes from Cumbric *trev ‘settlement, town’, from Proto-Celtic *trebā ‘dwelling’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *treb-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
  4. Cumbricmodern*trev‘settlement, town’reconstructed
  5. EnglishtodayTranent

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*treb-‘settlement, dwelling’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*trebā‘dwelling’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*treβ‘town, settlement’reconstructed
  4. Cumbricmodern*trev‘settlement, town’reconstructed
  5. EnglishtodayTranent

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *treb- ‘settlement, dwelling’

tavern, troop, tabernacle, troupe, 14 more

Today it means

name A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *treb- / Tranent

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