ter-6

English meaning                      a k. of harmful insect

German meaning                     in Worten für `malmendes oder bohrendes Insekt'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  zu *ter- `reiben, durchbohren'; vgl. erweitertes terd-

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Gr. τερηδών f. `Bohrwurm'; lat. tarmes (termes), -itis `Holzwurm' (wohl aus einem o-St. *t_ermos oder *t_erəmo-s); cymr. cynrhonyn `termes, lendix', Pl. cynrhawn, corn. contronen `cimex', mbret. controunenn, nbret. contronenn `ver de viande' (*kon-trōno-); cymr. t(o)rog-en, abr. toroc, bret. teurok `Milbe' (*tōr-āko-).

References                              WP. I 735, WH. II 649.

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