Where does “Traan” come from?

Traan (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German trān, from Old Saxon trahn, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu — tear in one's eye.

Traan (German Low German): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “Traan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrān—
2Old Saxontrahn—
3Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu →Every word from Old Saxon trahn →Every word from Middle Low German trān →