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Where does “Traumland” come from?

Traumland (German) comes from German Traum, 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- — to support; to hold.

Traumland (German): dreamland

Definitions

  1. dreamland

Ancestry of “Traumland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumdream
2Middle High Germantroum—
3Old High Germantroum—
4Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
5Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
6Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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