German zerren

← German zehren (cognate)

← Middle Dutch terren (cognate)

← English tear (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *tarjaną (inherited)

← Middle High German zerren (inherited)

← Middle Low German terren (cognate)

← Old High German zerren (inherited)

→ English tear (cognate)

→ German Zerrbild (compound)

→ German verzerren (prefix)

→ French tirer (cognate)

→ Ancient Greek δέρω (cognate)

→ Norman tither (cognate)

→ Sicilian tirari (cognate)