myEtymology.com: English etymology of tearjerker

Etymology of the English word tearjerker

the English word tearjerker

derived from the English word tear

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *der-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *takh-

derived from the English word jerk

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Word found in Modern English