Etymology Explorer › Faroese

Where does “trani” come from?

trani (Faroese) comes from Danish trane, 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-.

trani (Faroese): common crane

Definitions

  1. common crane

Ancestry of “trani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtranecrane
2Norwegian Bokmåltranebærcranberry
3Norwegian Bokmålbæra berry; imperative of bære
4Old Norseberberry; inflection of berr : ## strong feminine...
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “trani”

  • tranuber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →