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Where does “tering” come from?

tering (Dutch) comes from Dutch teren, 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 — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

tering (Dutch): expenses; tuberculosis; shit! damn!

Definitions

  1. expenses; tuberculosis; shit! damn!

Ancestry of “tering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchterento eat or drink what is necessary to survive; to...
2Dutchteertar; tenderness; tender, delicate
3Middle Dutchtreetree
4Old Dutchtrio—
5Proto-West Germanictreutree; wood
6Proto-Germanictrewątree
7EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
8Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
9Proto-Hellenicdórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
11Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “tering”

  • tering-
  • teringlijder
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