English
trigness
From trig + -ness.
Formed from trig + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *drewH-
Proto-Germanic *triwwiz ‘loyal, faithful, true’
Old Norse tryggr ‘loyal, faithful, true’
Middle English trig
English trig
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being trig; smartness; neatness.
Sources
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