Where does “tæra” come from?

tæra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tæra, from Middle Dutch tēren, from Old Saxon teran, from Proto-West Germanic *teran, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tæra (Norwegian Nynorsk): to corrode, erode; to wear, wear out

Definitions

  1. to corrode, erode; to wear, wear out

Ancestry of “tæra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetæra—
2Middle Dutchtērento destroy, to use
3Old Saxonteranto tear
4Proto-West Germanic*teranto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
5Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tæra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *teran →