Etymology

trend

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Today it means: An inclination in a particular direction. Full definition →

Middle English trenden ← Old English trendan ← Proto-West Germanic *trandijan
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trend · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-West Germanic*trandijan
  2. Old Englishtrendan
  3. Middle Englishtrenden
  4. English todaytrend

From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.

trend · noun, verb2

Compare German trennen (“to separate”).

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