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