Where does “trancen” come from?
trancen (Middle English) comes from Middle English trauncen, from Old French transir, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
trancen (Middle English): to move about ; to prance ; to trample the ground
Definitions
- to move about ; to prance ; to trample the ground
Ancestry of “trancen”, step by step
trancen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English trauncen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trauncen | — |
| 2 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 3 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Middle English transen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | transen | to pass from life to death, die |