Where does “traan” come from?
traan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu.
traan (Dutch): tear; fish oil
Ancestry of “traan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | trâen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | trān | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *trahnu | — |
Words derived from “traan”