Etymology Explorer β€Ί French

Where does β€œtirette” come from?

tirette (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...

tirette (French): cord; zipper, zip fastener

Definitions

  1. cord; zipper, zip fastener

Ancestry of β€œtirette”, step by step

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

Words derived from β€œtirette”

  • tirette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’