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Where does “transen” come from?

transen (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transen (Middle English): to pass from life to death, die

Definitions

  1. to pass from life to death, die

Ancestry of “transen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtransirto cut through, pass through; to be numb with...
2Latintrānseō—
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transen”

  • trounce
  • trouncer
  • trancen
  • trauncen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →