Etymology

trier

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Today it means: One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard. Full definition →

Middle English triour ← Anglo-Norman triour
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trier · noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromtrien
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromtriour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtriour
  4. English todaytrier

From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er).

Trier · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromTreverorum
  2. German · borrowed fromTrier
  3. English todayTrier

From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishtrien all →

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