Etymology

tier

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Today it means: One who ties (knots, etc.). Full definition →

First used 19th c.Middle French tier ← Old French tire
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tier · noun1

From tie + -er.

tier · noun, verb2

  1. Old French · derived fromtire“rank, sequence, order, kind”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromtier
  3. English todaytier

From Middle French tier, from Old French tire (“rank, sequence, order, kind”), probably from tirer (“to draw, draw out”). Alternatively, from a Germanic source related to Middle English tir (“honour, glory, power, rule”), Old English tīr (“glory, honour, fame”), Old Norse tírr (“glory, honour, renown”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain.

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