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Where does “trumna” come from?

trumna (Polish) comes from Old Polish trona, from Middle High German truhe, from Old High German truha.

trumna (Polish): coffin

Definitions

  1. coffin

Ancestry of “trumna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtrona—
2Middle High Germantruhe—
3Old High Germantruha—
Every word from Old High German truha →