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Where does “tranviere” come from?

tranviere (Italian) comes from Italian tranvia, from Spanish tranvía, from English tramway, from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum — to support; to hold.

tranviere (Italian): tram driver or conductor

Definitions

  1. tram driver or conductor

Ancestry of “tranviere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantranviatram route; Any of the trams that run along a...
2Spanishtranvíatram
3EnglishtramwayThe track on which a tram runs; The system of...
4EnglishtramA passenger vehicle for public use that runs on...
5Low Germantraamtram, shaft of a barrow
6Middle High Germantroum—
7Old High Germantroum—
8Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
9Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
10Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
13Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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