Where does β€œtirailler” come from?

tirailler (French) comes from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, 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...

tirailler (French): to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make...

Definitions

  1. to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make...

Ancestry of β€œtirailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtirerto draw, drag, pull
2Middle Frenchtirerto pull
3Old Frenchtirerto pull
4Gothicπ„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½to tear away, remove
5Proto-GermanicteranΔ…to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from β€œtirailler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic teranΔ… β†’Every word from Gothic π„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½ β†’