Where does “trâen” come from?

trâen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu — tear in one's eye.

trâen (Middle Dutch): moisture, liquid

Definitions

  1. moisture, liquid

Ancestry of “trâen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtrāntear (in the eye)
2Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye

Words derived from “trâen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu →Every word from Old Dutch trān →