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Where does “trahnuz” come from?

trahnuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European draḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

trahnuz (Proto-Germanic): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “trahnuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trahnuz”

  • train oil
  • tranerig
  • traan
  • levertraan
  • walvistraan
  • tranendal
  • traanklier
  • tranenvloed
  • trâen
  • traen
  • tranen
  • trān
  • trahn
  • trān
  • trien
  • trān
  • trēn
  • Traan
  • Troone
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