Where does “tarien” come from?

tarien (Middle English) comes from Old English tirian, from Proto-Germanic terganą, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

tarien (Middle English): to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay

Definitions

  1. to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay

Ancestry of “tarien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtirian—
2Proto-Germanicterganą—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

Words derived from “tarien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic terganą →Every word from Old English tirian →