Where does “betear” come from?

betear (English) comes from English tear, from Middle English tear, from Old English teagor, from Proto-West Germanic tah(h)r, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

betear (English): To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter; To wet...

Definitions

  1. To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter; To wet...

Ancestry of “betear”, step by step

betear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtearTo rend by holding or restraining in two places...
2Middle EnglishtearAlternative form of tere
3Old Englishteagor—
4Proto-West Germanictah(h)rtear
5Proto-Germanictahrątear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tahrą →