Where does “Tréin” come from?

Tréin (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German trahan, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu — tear in one's eye.

Tréin (Luxembourgish): tear; plural of Troun

Definitions

  1. tear; plural of Troun

Ancestry of “Tréin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrahantear
2Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu →Every word from Old High German trahan →