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

Definitions

  1. tender; tenderly

Ancestry of “zärtlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzarttender; delicate; fragile, flimsy
2Middle High Germanzart—
3Old High Germanzart—
4Proto-Germanictardaztender
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tardaz →Every word from Old High German zart →