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Where does “tahrą” come from?

tahrą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.

tahrą (Proto-Germanic): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “tahrą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
2Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “tahrą”

  • torn
  • tear
  • tearing
  • tar
  • tearful
  • tarmac
  • tarpaulin
  • tearfully
  • teary
  • tars
  • tearless
  • teardrop
  • tearfulness
  • tearstained
  • teardown
  • tarpaper
  • tarball
  • tearjerker
  • tearsheet
  • tearaway
  • tarlike
  • untar
  • tearer
  • tearstreaked
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