Where does “tearlessly” come from?
tearlessly (English) comes from English tearless, 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.
tearlessly (English): In a tearless way; without tears
Definitions
- In a tearless way; without tears
Ancestry of “tearlessly”, step by step
tearlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tearless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tearless | Without tears |
| 2 | English | tear | To rend by holding or restraining in two places... |
| 3 | Middle English | tear | Alternative form of tere |
| 4 | Old English | teagor | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tah(h)r | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |