Where does “tōteran” come from?

tōteran (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tōteran (Old English): to tear apart, tear asunder

Definitions

  1. to tear apart, tear asunder

Ancestry of “tōteran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tōteran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →