Where does “tera” come from?

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

tera (Old Frisian): to consume

Definitions

  1. to consume

Ancestry of “tera”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →
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