<P> The usage of the word `` trunk '' comes from it being the word for a large travelling chest , as such trunks were often attached to the back of the vehicle before the development of integrated storage compartments in the 1930s ; while the usage of the word `` boot '' comes from the word for a built - in compartment on a horse - drawn coach ( originally used as a seat for the coachman and later for storage ) . The usage of the word `` dickie '' comes from the British word for a rumble seat , as such seats were often used for luggage before cars had integrated storage . </P>
<P> The usage of the word `` trunk '' comes from it being the word for a large travelling chest , as such trunks were often attached to the back of the vehicle before the development of integrated storage compartments in the 1930s ; while the usage of the word `` boot '' comes from the word for a built - in compartment on a horse - drawn coach ( originally used as a seat for the coachman and later for storage ) . The usage of the word `` dickie '' comes from the British word for a rumble seat , as such seats were often used for luggage before cars had integrated storage . </P>
where does the term car boot come from
where does the term car boot come from
the word for a built - in compartment on a horse - drawn coach ( originally used as a seat for the coachman and later for storage )
the word for a built - in compartment on a horse - drawn coach ( originally used as a seat for the coachman and later for storage )