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

  1. A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some...

Ancestry of “tiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishteveren—
2Old Englishtēofrian—
3Old Englishtēaforred, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used...
4Proto-West Germanic*taubr—
5Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *taubr →Every word from Old English tēafor →