Where does “traan” come from?

traan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch traan, from Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu — tear in one's eye.

traan (Afrikaans): tear, teardrop

Definitions

  1. tear, teardrop

Ancestry of “traan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtraantear; fish oil
2Middle Dutchtrâenmoisture, liquid
3Old Dutchtrāntear (in the eye)
4Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye

Words derived from “traan”

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