Where does “tar” come from?
tar (Indonesian) comes from English tar, from Middle English ter, from Old English teoru, from Old English teru, from Proto-Germanic terwą, from Pre-Germanic derwom, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
tar (Indonesian): chess pieces
Definitions
- chess pieces
Ancestry of “tar”, step by step
tar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tar | A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ter | Tar or a similar substance; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | teoru | Alternative spelling of teru |
| 4 | Old English | teru | tar, resin; earwax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | terwą | tar |
| 6 | Pre-Germanic | derwom | — |
| 7 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Dutch taart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taart | pie, cake; hag, bag |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāerte | pie, cake |
| 3 | Old French | tarte | — |
| 4 | Old French | tourte | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | torta | — |
| 6 | Latin | torta panis | twisted bread |
| 7 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |