Trickle
/ˈtrɪk.əl/noun
To flow or fall in a small, thin stream; a small thin stream or flow.
Did you know?Trickle is likely related to an old Germanic sound-word family for dripping or tapping, which is why it feels so physical and almost onomatopoeic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*truk- / *trukk-
“A sound-imitative base associated with tapping, trickling, or a small repeated noise or movement”
Old English
OE
trīcian
“To trickle, flow in a thin stream”
Middle English
ME
triklen
“To flow or fall in drops or a thin stream”
14th–15th Century
English
trickle
“A small stream; to flow or fall sparingly in drops”
Modern English
English
trickle
“To flow or come in a thin, slow stream; a small thin stream or flow”