Where does “tränennass” come from?

tränennass (German) comes from German nass, from Middle High German naȥ, from Old High German naȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

tränennass (German): wet with tears

Definitions

  1. wet with tears

Ancestry of “tränennass”, step by step

tränennass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ—
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via German Träne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTränetear
2Middle High Germantrænetears
3Old High Germantrahantear
4Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nat →