teer.
tar
Meaning & usage
tar
tree
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch *trio, *treo, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with English tree, Danish træ.
tenderness
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch teer, contraction of teder, teeder, from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz. Doublet of teder. Cognate to Middle English teere.
the act of digesting or being consumed
tuberculosis
Where this word comes from
Over time, teer was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to English consumption.
tender, delicate
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch teer, contraction of teder, teeder, from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz. Doublet of teder. Cognate to Middle English teere.
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