déchirer
French
verb
Definitions
- to rip up
- (figurative) to tear up emotionally
- (intransitive) to kick arse, kick ass, kick butt, rock, or rule
Etymology
Derived from Middle French deschirer derived from Old French descirer derived from Frankish *skeran (cut, shear) derived from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (shear, shave, cut).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skeraną
Gloss
shear, shave, cut
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- déchirement French
- déchireur French
- déchirure French
- entredéchirer French
- redéchirer French
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *skeraną Proto-Germanic
- scieran Old English
- skera Old Norse
- descirer Old French
- eschirer Old French
- giskirri Old High German
- sceran Old High German
- skeran Old High German
- deschirer Middle French
- *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *skeran gmw-pro
- *skeran Frankish
- *skirnjan lng