Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “træne” come from?

træne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German trahan, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu.

træne (Middle High German): tears

Definitions

  1. tears

Ancestry of “træne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrahantear
2Proto-West Germanic*trahnu—

Words derived from “træne”

  • tränennass
  • vertränt
  • tränenreich
  • Träne
  • Tränengas
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