tar

tar · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*derwo-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*terwą
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*teru
4. Old English · inherited fromteoru
5. Middle English · inherited fromter
6. English todaytar

PIE word *dóru Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Proto-Germanic *terwą Old English teoru Middle English ter English tar From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dărvó, “tree”). More at tree.

tar · noun, verb²

Abbreviation of tape archive.

tar · noun³

1. Persian · borrowed fromتار
2. English todaytar

Borrowed from Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra.

tar · noun⁴

1. Arabic · borrowed fromطار
2. Arabic · borrowed fromطار
3. English todaytar

Borrowed from Arabic طار (ṭār).