Where does “траурный” come from?
траурный (Russian) comes from Russian тра́ур, from German Trauer, from Middle High German trūre, from Old High German trūrēn, from Proto-Germanic dreusaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
траурный (Russian): mourning, funeral; mournful, sorrowful
Definitions
- mourning, funeral; mournful, sorrowful
Ancestry of “траурный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тра́ур | — |
| 2 | German | Trauer | mourning |
| 3 | Middle High German | trūre | mourning |
| 4 | Old High German | trūrēn | to mourn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreusaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrews- | crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrew- | to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,... |