1. Etymology of the English word tear
the English word tear
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *der-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *takh-
Derivations in English
teardrop, tearless, tearjerker, teardown, tearaway, tearingCognates
Catalan llagrima, French larme, French tirer, German Zähre, Icelandic tár, Italian tirare, Italian lagrima, Portuguese tirar, Provençal lacrima, Provençal tirar, Spanish tirar, Swedish torUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English2. Etymology of the English word tear
derived from the English word tear