Where does “transe” come from?
transe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old French 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.
transe (Norwegian Bokmål): a trance
Definitions
- a trance
Ancestry of “transe”, step by step
transe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French transe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | transe | — |
| 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 |