Where does “teren” come from?
teren (Dutch) comes from Dutch teer, from Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch trio, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
teren (Dutch): to eat or drink what is necessary to survive; to...
Definitions
- to eat or drink what is necessary to survive; to...
Ancestry of “teren”, step by step
teren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch teer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | teer | tar; tenderness; tender, delicate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tree | tree |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trio | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 6 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |