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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Trunk, also a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Proper noun
Trunk (plural Trunks)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trunk is the 29366th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Trunk is most common among White (93.66%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Etymology
From Middle High German trunc, from Old High German trunk, from the root of trinken (“to drink”). Doublet of Drink.
Pronunciation
Noun
Trunk m (strong, genitive Trunkes or Trunks, plural Trünke)
- a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
- (higher register, archaic) any drink
- (archaic, except in compounds) the act of drinking
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Further reading
- “Trunk” in Duden online
- “Trunk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache