Where does “Trauerrahmen” come from?

Trauerrahmen (German) comes from German Rahmen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Trauerrahmen (German): mourning edge, mourning border a black border around a letter, envelope, calling card or similar, signifying that a person is experiencing mourning

Definitions

  1. mourning edge, mourning border a black border around a letter, envelope, calling card or similar, signifying that a person is experiencing mourning

Ancestry of “Trauerrahmen”, step by step

Trauerrahmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rahmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRahmenframe, scope
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en
4Old High German-īn
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Trauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrauermourning
2Middle High Germantrūremourning
3Old High Germantrūrēnto mourn
4Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-