Old French
tirer
‘draw, pull’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old French tirer.
9 English words in this record descend from Old French tirer, most familiar first.
- retirement ← retirer ← tirer ← tirer
- terry ← tiré ← tirer ← tirer
- tier ← tire
- retire ← retirer ← retirer
- tire
- tirade ← tirer ← tirer
- teer ← tirer ← tirer
- tirage ← tirer ← tirer
- tirailleur ← tirailler ← tirer ← tirer
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Old French tirer