Etymograph

English

trething

Trething comes from Welsh treth ‘an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax’.

  1. Welshc. 1500–presenttreth1‘an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1732trething1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trething
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1732, Paul de Rapin-Thoyras: “All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand…”.

Lineage

  1. Welshc. 1500–presenttrethWiktionary, English trething‘an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1732trethingWiktionary, English trething. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1732, Paul de Rapin-Thoyras: “All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand…”

Every English word from Welsh treth

Today it means

noun A tax; an impost.

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

Etymograph / Welsh treth / trething

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