trant · verb1
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*trent-
- Middle Dutch · derived fromtranten“to step, walk”
- Middle English · inherited fromtranten
- English todaytrant
From Middle English tranten, from or cognate with Middle Dutch tranten (“to step, walk”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *trent-, *trant- (“to walk”). Cognate with West Frisian trantsje (“to step, step time; dance, jump”). Compare also Dutch drentelen (“to saunter”).
trant · noun2
- Middle Dutch · derived fromtrant“a step”
- Middle English · inherited fromtrant
- English todaytrant
From Middle English trant, from Middle Dutch trant (“a step”), from tranten (“to walk”). Cognate with Dutch trant (“style, manner fashion, mode”), Swedish trant (“a step”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.