Where does “tærast” come from?
tærast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tæra, from Old Norse tæra, from Middle Dutch tēren, from Old Saxon teran, from Proto-West Germanic *teran, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tærast (Icelandic): to disintegrate
Definitions
- to disintegrate
Ancestry of “tærast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tæra | to corrode |
| 2 | Old Norse | tæra | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tēren | to destroy, to use |
| 4 | Old Saxon | teran | to tear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *teran | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |