Etymology of the English word tar
the English word
tarderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*terwo-Derivations in English
tarpaulin,
tarbrush,
tarmacadam,
tarpit,
tarpaper,
tarweed,
tarred,
tarringCognates
Dutch
teer, German
Teer, Icelandic
tjara, Swedish
tjäraUsage
Word found in Modern English
