tarse

tarse · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*der-“to flay; split”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ters“nail; penis”
3. Old English · inherited fromteors“penis”
4. Middle English · inherited fromtarse
5. English todaytarse

From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, and distantly (via Latin) to try.

tarse · noun²

1. French · borrowed fromtarse
2. English todaytarse

Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.

tarse · noun³

Compare tassel, tiercel.

Words from the same roots