Where does “tære” come from?

tære (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...

tære (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of tæra

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tæra

Ancestry of “tære”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *teran →
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