Where does “traan” come from?

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

traan (Dutch): tear; fish oil

Definitions

  1. tear; fish oil

Ancestry of “traan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “traan

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu
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