Etymograph

English

Truss

Truss comes from Old French trousse ‘bundle, pack’.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400trousse‘bundle, pack’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022Truss

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400trousse‘bundle, pack’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022Truss

Earliest quotation: 2022, Patrick Wintour, Ukraine war marks paradigm shift on the scale of 9/11, says : “In her speech to the Atlantic Council, Truss will…”

Today it means

name A surname from Old French.

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

Etymograph / Old French trousse / Truss