Where does “tiver” come from?
tiver (English) comes from Middle English teveren, from Old English tēofrian, from Old English tēafor, from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.
tiver (English): A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some...
Definitions
- A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some...
Ancestry of “tiver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | teveren | — |
| 2 | Old English | tēofrian | — |
| 3 | Old English | tēafor | red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *taubr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taubrą | magic, sorcery |