Where does “Traan” come from?

Traan (Low German) comes from Middle Low German trān, from Old Saxon trahn, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu — tear in one's eye.

Traan (Low German): tear in one's eye

Definitions

  1. tear in one's eye

Ancestry of “Traan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrān
2Old Saxontrahn
3Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnuEvery word from Old Saxon trahnEvery word from Middle Low German trān
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