Where does “trān” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontrahn
2Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye

Words derived from “trān

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trahnuEvery word from Old Saxon trahn