Where does “*teran” come from?

*teran (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

*teran (Proto-West Germanic): to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug

Definitions

  1. to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug

Ancestry of “*teran”, 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...

Words derived from “*teran

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną