Where does β€œteer” come from?

teer (English) comes from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic π„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European der- β€” to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

teer (English): To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve

Definitions

  1. To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve

Ancestry of β€œteer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtirerto draw, drag, pull
2Middle Frenchtirerto pull
3Old Frenchtirerto pull
4Gothicπ„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½to tear away, remove
5Proto-GermanicteranΔ…to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic teranΔ… β†’Every word from Gothic π„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½ β†’
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