Etymology Explorer β€Ί Norman

Where does β€œtither” come from?

tither (Norman) comes from Old French tirer, from Gothic π„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European der- β€” to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tither (Norman): to pull; to shoot

Definitions

  1. to pull; to shoot

Ancestry of β€œtither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtirerto pull
2Gothicπ„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½to tear away, remove
3Proto-GermanicteranΔ…to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from β€œtither”

  • titheux
  • tith'thie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’