Re: Trigger's Broom
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:30 pm
Apparently it was originally a Dutch word.
Word Origin and History for trigger (1 of 2)
trigger
n.
1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Dutch trekker "trigger," from trekken "to pull" (see trek). Tricker was the usual form in English until c.1750. Trigger-happy is attested from 1943.
Online Etymology Dictionary, ? 2010 Douglas Harper
Word Origin and History for trigger (1 of 2)
trigger
n.
1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Dutch trekker "trigger," from trekken "to pull" (see trek). Tricker was the usual form in English until c.1750. Trigger-happy is attested from 1943.
Online Etymology Dictionary, ? 2010 Douglas Harper