English
trough
Trough comes from Middle English trogh ‘a trough’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dóru ‘tree’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóru‘tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*drukósreconstructedenlargement of *dóru
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*trugąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*trogreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150troh‘a trough, tub, basin, vessel for containing liquids or other materials’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trogh‘a trough’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961trough
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóru‘tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*drukósreconstructedenlargement of *dóru
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*trugąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*trogreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150troh‘a trough, tub, basin, vessel for containing liquids or other materials’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trogh‘a trough’
- Englishearliest quotation 1961trough
Earliest quotation: 1961, Talking of Trains: The North Eastern's new rail-mounted pili: “Now, covered concrete troughs to house the cables are…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dóru ‘tree’
tree, dory, druid, dendritic, dinghy, larch, dendrite, 5 more
Today it means
noun A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dóru / trough