Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗An inclination in a particular direction. · A tendency. · A fad or fashion style. · An innovation, or a development of innovations.
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend. · To cause to turn; to bend. · To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend 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.
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- Inherited-form mentiontrendenenm · to roll about, turn, revolve
- Inherited-form mentiontrendanang · to roll about, turn, revolve
- Inherited-form mention*trandijangmw-pro · to turn, roll, revolve
- Derivation mention*trindangmw-pro
- Cognate mentiontrentnl
- Cognate mentiontrindeang · ball
- Cognate mentiontryndelang · circle, ring
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