Where does “tarse” come from?

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

tarse (Middle English): Alternative form of ters

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ters

Ancestry of “tarse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishteorspenis
2Proto-West Germanic*tersnail, peg

Words derived from “tarse”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ters →Every word from Old English teors →