Where does “tår” come from?
tår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
tår (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tear; a drop, sip, slurp
Definitions
- a tear; a drop, sip, slurp
Ancestry of “tår”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tár | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |