Where does “terce” come from?

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

terce (Middle English): Alternative form of ters

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ters

Ancestry of “terce”, step by step

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