Where does “ter” come from?
ter (Indonesian) comes from Dutch teer, from Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch trio, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
ter (Indonesian): tar, the black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal
Definitions
- tar, the black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal
Ancestry of “ter”, step by step
ter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch teer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | teer | tar; tenderness; tender, delicate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tree | tree |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trio | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 6 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |