Where does “tēren” come from?

tēren (Middle Dutch) comes 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...

tēren (Middle Dutch): to destroy, to use

Definitions

  1. to destroy, to use

Ancestry of “tēren”, step by step

tēren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon teran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonteranto tear
2Proto-West Germanic*teranto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
3Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Old Dutch terien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchterien—
2Proto-Germanictarjanąto destroy

Words derived from “tēren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *teran →