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

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “tah(h)r”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictahrątear
2Proto-Indo-Europeandáḱru-tears; tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru-eye bitter

Words derived from “tah(h)r”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dáḱru- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tahrą →