Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “tirġan” come from?

tirġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic targijaną, from Proto-Indo-European deregʰ- — to pull, tug, irritate.

Ancestry of “tirġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictargijanąto pull; yank; tug; tease; to irritate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanderegʰ-to pull, tug, irritate

Words derived from “tirġan”

  • tarry
  • tarrieth
  • tarriance
  • tarriness
  • tarre
  • tarien
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