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Where does “taru” come from?

taru (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tarwō, from Proto-Indo-European dér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

taru (Proto-West Germanic): wheat; tare

Definitions

  1. wheat; tare

Ancestry of “taru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictarwō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “taru”

  • tare
  • tarwe
  • tare
  • taru
  • tarwe
  • tarwa
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