Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “trān” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trān”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trān”

  • tränennass
  • vertränt
  • tränenreich
  • Träne
  • Tränengas
  • træne
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