Where does “tah(h)r” come from?
tah(h)r (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru-, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- — eye bitter.
tah(h)r (Proto-West Germanic): tear
Ancestry of “tah(h)r”, 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 |
Words derived from “tah(h)r”