Where does “zärtlich” come from?
zärtlich (German) comes from German zart, from Middle High German zart, from Old High German zart, from Proto-Germanic tardaz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
zärtlich (German): tender; tenderly
Ancestry of “zärtlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zart | tender; delicate; fragile, flimsy |
| 2 | Middle High German | zart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zart | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tardaz | tender |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |