Meaning
To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin trāgula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Vulgar Latin *tragulāre Old French traillerbor. Middle English trailen English trail From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles: