Where does “trān” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrahantear
2Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnuEvery word from Old High German trahan
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