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Where does “trane” come from?

trane (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tranebær, from Norwegian Bokmål bær, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

trane (Danish): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “trane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltranebærcranberry
2Norwegian Bokmålbæra berry; imperative of bære
3Old Norseberberry; inflection of berr : ## strong feminine...
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “trane”

  • tranebær
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