Where does “trān” come from?
trān (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic trahnuz, from Proto-Indo-European draḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
Ancestry of “trān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | trahnuz | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | draḱru- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |