Where does “toteren” come from?

toteren (Middle English) comes from Old English tōteran, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “toteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōteranto tear apart, tear asunder
2Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →Every word from Old English tōteran →