Where does “traunce” come from?
traunce (English) comes from English trance, from Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe, from Old French transir, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
traunce (English): Obsolete form of trance
Ancestry of “traunce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trance | A dazed or unconscious condition; A state of... |
| 2 | Middle English | traunce | A trance or faint; An inability to perceive... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | transe | fear of coming evil; passage from life to death |
| 4 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 5 | Latin | trānseō | — |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | — |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | — |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |