Where does “teran” come from?

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

teran (Old English): to tear

Definitions

  1. to tear

Ancestry of “teran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*teranto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
2Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “teran”

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