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Where does “transe” come from?

transe (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): a trance

Definitions

  1. a trance

Ancestry of “transe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtranse—
2Old Frenchtransirto cut through, pass through; to be numb with...
3Latintrānseō—
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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