trindle

The story

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*trundil“ring, hoop”
2. Old English · inherited fromtryndel“circle, ring”
3. Middle English · inherited fromtrindel“wheel, roller”
4. English todaytrindle

From Middle English trindel (“wheel, roller”), from Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *trundil (“ring, hoop”), equivalent to trend + -le. Akin to Low German tründeln (“to roll”). More at trend.

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