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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrahnuztear
2Proto-Indo-Europeandraḱru-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
4Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “trān”

  • Troone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →