Where does “taru” come from?
taru (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taru, from Proto-Germanic tarwō, from Proto-Indo-European dér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Ancestry of “taru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | taru | wheat; tare |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tarwō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “taru”