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Where does “teren” come from?

teren (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...

teren (Middle Dutch): to destroy, to use

Definitions

  1. to destroy, to use

Ancestry of “teren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teren”

  • tering-
  • onverteerbaar
  • verteerbaar
  • tering
  • teren
  • verteren
  • teringlijder
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