Where does “tēafor” come from?

tēafor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

tēafor (Old English): red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used...

Definitions

  1. red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used...

Ancestry of “tēafor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*taubr
2Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery

Words derived from “tēafor

Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *taubr