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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, tearing

Cognates

Catalan llagrima, French larme, French tirer, German Zähre, Icelandic tár, Italian tirare, Italian lagrima, Portuguese tirar, Provençal lacrima, Provençal tirar, Spanish tirar, Swedish tor

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word tear

derived from the English word tear

Usage

Word found in Array English



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