Trot
/trɒt/noun
To move at a pace faster than a walk but slower than a run, or the gait itself.
Did you know?English inherited the word through Old French from a Germanic source, and its earliest forms were likely imitative—proof that some words were born from the beat of bodies moving.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*trotōną
“to trot; move at a quick, regular pace”
Old French
OF
troter
“to trot, run lightly”
Middle English
ME
trotten
“to move with a trotting gait”
Modern English
English
trot
“to move at a moderate pace, especially as a horse or person”