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Where does “tár” come from?

tár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

tár (Icelandic): a tear; a small amount of a drink such as coffee...

Definitions

  1. a tear; a small amount of a drink such as coffee...

Ancestry of “tár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetártear
2Proto-Germanictahrątear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
4Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “tár”

  • krókódílstár
  • tárvotur
  • tárakirtill
  • hræsnistár
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →