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Where does “Traum” come from?

Traum (German) comes from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Traum (German): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “Traum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantroum—
2Old High Germantroum—
3Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
4Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
5Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Traum”

  • Traumland
  • Traumurlaub
  • alptraumhaft
  • Tagtraum
  • traumwandlerisch
  • albtraumhaft
  • Albtraum
  • traumlos
  • traumhaft
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