Where does βtireβ come from?
tire (Middle English) comes from Old French tirer, from Gothic ππΉππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ
, from Proto-Indo-European der- β to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tire (Middle English): equipment
Ancestry of βtireβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 2 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ
| to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |