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Where does “ter” come from?

ter (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “ter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “ter”

  • thairis
  • thairis-sean
  • tarchuir
  • tarchuradóir
  • tar-
  • thar
  • tharta
  • tharainne
  • tharamsa
  • thairtese
  • thairte
  • tharaibhse
  • tharaibh
  • tar-iadhadh
  • thar
  • tharam
  • thartasan
  • tar-
  • tar-ghnèitheach
  • tharadsa
  • tharad
  • tharainn
  • tar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →