English
teer
Teer comes from French tirer ‘to draw, to pull’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*tīrāre‘to pull, draw’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tirer‘to pull’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to pull’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to draw, to pull’
- Englishtodayteer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*tīrāre‘to pull, draw’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tirer‘to pull’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to pull’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to draw, to pull’
- Englishtodayteer
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *teraną ‘to tear, snatch, tug’
through Old French tirer ‘to pull’
through French tirer ‘to draw, to pull’
Today it means
verb To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *tīrāre / teer