ter

Middle English

/ˈtɛːr(ə)/

noun

Definitions

Tar or a similar substance.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English teoru inherited from Proto-Germanic *terwą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dérwom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dérwom

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

retar English
tar English
tarball English
tarbomb English
tarbrush English
tarcrete English
tarfile English
tarlike English
tarmac English
tarmacadam English
tarpaper English
tarpit English
tarpot English
tarseal English
tarweed English
untar English
teer Dutch, Flemish
*derwo- Proto-Indo-European
*dérwom Proto-Indo-European
*dóru, *deru- Proto-Indo-European
*terwą Proto-Germanic
teoru Old English
teru Old English
teru, teoru Old English
tjara Old Norse
తారు Telugu
ter Middle Low German