Where does “teren” come from?

teren (Middle English) comes from Middle English teer, from Old English tēar, from Proto-West Germanic tah(h)r, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

teren (Middle English): To tear; to split apart or forcibly separate; To...

Definitions

  1. To tear; to split apart or forcibly separate; To...

Ancestry of “teren”, step by step

teren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English teer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishteerAlternative form of tere; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishtēartear (drop of liquid from the tear duct)
3Proto-West Germanictah(h)rtear
4Proto-Germanictahrątear
5Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
6Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

via Old English teran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishteranto tear
2Proto-West Germanic*teranto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
3Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Middle English tere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtereA tear; an emission of liquid emanating from the...
2Old Englishtǣr—

Words derived from “teren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tahrą →