Etymology Explorer β€Ί French

Where does β€œattirer” come from?

attirer (French) comes from Old French atirer, 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...

attirer (French): to attract; to lure, to entice

Definitions

  1. to attract; to lure, to entice

Ancestry of β€œattirer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchatirerAlternative form of atirier
2Old Frenchtirerto pull
3Gothicπ„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½to tear away, remove
4Proto-GermanicteranΔ…to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from β€œattirer”

  • attire
  • attirable
  • attirance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’