Proto-Indo-European

*der-

‘to tear apart’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *der-.

27 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *der-, most familiar first.

• truck ← truken ← trucian ← *trokōn ← *derew-
• tear ← teren ← teran ← *teraną
• tart ← teart ← *tartaz ← *teraną
• turd ← toord ← tord ← *tord ← *turdą
• dermatology ← δέρμα ← δέρω ← *dérō
• dermatitis ← δέρμα ← δέρω ← *dérō
• tirade ← tirer ← tirer ← tirer ← *tīrāre
• pander ← pandare ← Pandaro ← Pandarus ← Πάνδαρος
• tarn ← terne ← tjǫrn ← *ternō
• dermis ← δέρμα ← δέρω ← *dérō
• derm ← δέρμα ← δέρω ← *dérō
• derma ← δέρμα ← δέρω ← *dérō

More words from *der-

• tartness
• echinoderm
• derris
• tetter
• dartre
• dartars
• dartrous
• dartos
• doraphobia
• lidoderm
• pandar
• photodermatitis
• tarse
• tanyderid
• trape

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *der-