Where does “tearaway” come from?

tearaway (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.

tearaway (English): An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult...

Definitions

An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult...

Ancestry of “tearaway”, step by step

tearaway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tear

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	tear	To rend by holding or restraining in two places...
2	Middle English	tear	Alternative form of tere
3	Old English	teagor	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	tah(h)r	tear
5	Proto-Germanic	tahrą	tear
6	Proto-Indo-European	dáḱru-	tears; tear
7	Proto-Indo-European	dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-	eye bitter

via English away

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	away	From a place, hence; Aside; off; in another...
2	Middle English	away	Out, away , off; Sideways, to a side
3	Proto-Indo-European	aweg	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tahrą →