Where does “tåre” come from?
tåre (Danish) comes from Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
tåre (Danish): tear
Definitions
- tear
Ancestry of “tåre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tár | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |