Where does “tirar” come from?
tirar (Spanish) comes from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tirar (Spanish): to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to...
Definitions
- to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to...
Ancestry of “tirar”, step by step
tirar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic teraną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Vulgar Latin *tīrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *tīrāre | — |