Where does “tár” come from?
tár (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
tár (Old Norse): tear
Ancestry of “tár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tahrą | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |