Where does “förtära” come from?

förtära (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic teraną, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

förtära (Swedish): to eat or drink, to consume

Definitions

  1. to eat or drink, to consume

Ancestry of “förtära”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteranąto tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “förtära”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teraną →