Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tahrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑx.rɑ̃/

Noun

*tahrą n

1. tear (eye liquid)

Inflection

The plural has the voiced Verner alternant, from an old Indo-European collective noun.

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tahrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tahrą	*tagrō
vocative	*tahrą	*tagrō
accusative	*tahrą	*tagrō
genitive	*tahras, *tahris	*tagrǫ̂
dative	*tahrai	*tagramaz
instrumental	*tahrō	*tagramiz

Derived terms

• *tahrijaną
• *tahrōną

Related terms

• *trahnuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tahr
  • Old English: tēar, tæhher, tǣr, teagor
    • Middle English: teer, teere, ter, tere; tær, tear (Early Middle English); tyer, tyear, tyar (Kent)
      • English: tear
      • Middle Scots: tear, tere, teir, tichwr, tychir
        • Scots: tear, taer, tare, teir
  • Old Frisian: tār
  • Old High German: zahar, zahhar
    • Middle High German: zahar, zeher
    • Central Middle High German: zār ⇒ zære pl
      • German: Zähre sg
    • → Italian: zacchera
    • → Middle Low German: zâhē, zaahe
• Old Norse: tár
  • Icelandic: tár
  • Faroese: tár
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tåre
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tåre
  • Old Swedish: tār
    • Swedish: tår
  • Danish: tåre (“tear”), tår (“drop of liquid”)
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr)