Where does βattirailβ come from?
attirail (French) comes from Old French atirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic ππΉππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ
, from Proto-Indo-European der- β to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
attirail (French): paraphernalia, equipment
Ancestry of βattirailβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | atirer | Alternative form of atirier |
| 2 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 3 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ
| to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |