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trotEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, troter (“to go, trot”), from Medieval Latin *trottō, *trotō (“to go”), from Frankish *trottōn (“to go, run”), from Proto-Germanic *trudōną, *trudaną, *tradjaną (“to go, step, tread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to run, escape”). Cognate with Old High German trottōn (“to run”), Modern German trotten (“to trot, plod”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan, “to tread”), Old Norse troða (“to walk, tread”), Old English tredan (“to step, tread”). Doublet of trade and tread.
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Short for foxtrot, whose rhythms influenced the genre.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TrotEnglish · e-38700-5856
Trot, trot, v.i. to go, lifting the feet quicker and higher than in walking: to walk or move fast: to run.—v.t. to ride at a trot:—pr.p. trot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. trot′ted.—n. the pace of a horse or other quadruped when
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Trot, trot, n. (Shak.) an old woman.
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