Where does “тире” come from?
тире (Russian) comes from French tiret, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
тире (Russian): dash; dash, dah; prepositional singular of тир
Definitions
- dash; dash, dah; prepositional singular of тир
Ancestry of “тире”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tiret | dash; a string used to tie papers together |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |