דאַרן
דאַרן
געדאַרט
ETYMOLOGY
{Yiddish seems to continue MHG darren}
Got. ✱ga-þaírsan 'to dry up, wither'; from PGmc ✱þersan- 'to be dry'; from PIE ✱térs-e-; ON þerra, OE ā-ðierran, OHG derren, MHG derren, darren, därren, dirren, NHG dörren < Germ. causative ✱þarzijan 'to make dry'; from PIE ✱tors-éie-; cf. Sanskrit tarṣáyati 'to make thirsty', Latin torreo, terra '(dry) land' Greek τέρσομαι 'become dry'