English
Trunk
Trunk comes from German Trunk ‘a drink, generally mixed of several…’, and goes back to Old High German trunk.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050trunk
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350trunc
- Germanc. 1650–presentTrunk‘a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050trunk
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350trunc
- Germanc. 1650–presentTrunk‘a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old High German trunk
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German trunk / Trunk