Where does βtiraillementβ come from?
tiraillement (French) comes from French tirailler, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, 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...
tiraillement (French): pulling, tugging; rumbling, growling
Definitions
- pulling, tugging; rumbling, growling
Ancestry of βtiraillementβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tirailler | to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make... |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw , to... |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ
| to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |