Where does “traunce” come from?
traunce (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman transe, 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.
traunce (Middle English): A trance or faint; An inability to perceive...
Definitions
- A trance or faint; An inability to perceive...
Ancestry of “traunce”, step by step
traunce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman transe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | transe | fear of coming evil; passage from life to death |
| 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 Anglo-Norman traunce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | traunce | — |