Etymology

treen

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Today it means: Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood. Full definition →

Middle English treen ← Old English triewen ← Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz
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treen · noun1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to tree + -en.

treen · adjective, noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*triwīnaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromtriewen
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtreen
  4. English todaytreen

From Middle English treen, from Old English triewen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.

Treen · proper noun3

  1. Cornish · derived fromTredhin
  2. English todayTreen

Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“farmstead”) and din (“fort”).

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