## Meanings
1. A general direction in which something is changing or developing.
2. A current fashion or popular style.
3. To be popular or widely talked about at a particular moment, especially online.

## Examples
- There is a growing trend towards working from home.
- Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
- The video was trending on social media all week.

## Derived Forms
- betrend
- downtrend
- trend-busting
- trendy
- uptrend

## Related Forms
- craze
- fad

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trenden
- Root: trendan
- Root: *trandijan
- Root: *trindan

## Etymology
From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.

## AI Etymology
Trend is from Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle. In present-day use, it can mean a general direction in which something is changing or developing, or a current fashion or popular style.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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