teder

From Middle Dutch teder, teeder, from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps from the same source as *taitaz (“delicate, tender”).[1]

Cognate with German Low German teder (“fine; delicate; thin; sensitive; tender; weak”). Compare also West Frisian tear (“weak; not strong”), English tidder.

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• Rhymes: -eːdər

teder (comparative tederder, superlative tederst)

1. delicate, dainty
2. sensitive, tender, easily hurt or damaged
3. gentle, tender, with care

   Hij tilde haar op en hield haar teder in de palm van zijn hand.

   He raised her up and held her tenderly in the palm of his hand.

• tederheid

• reedt, trede, treed