Where does “tars” come from?

tars (Middle English) comes from Middle English ters, from Old English teors, from Proto-West Germanic *ters — nail, peg.

tars (Middle English): Alternative form of ters

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ters

Ancestry of “tars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishterspenis
2Old Englishteorspenis
3Proto-West Germanic*tersnail, peg
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ters →Every word from Old English teors →Every word from Middle English ters →