Where does “torgar” come from?

torgar (Asturian) comes from Asturian torga, from Latin torques, from Latin torqueo, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torgar (Asturian): to place a torga

Definitions

  1. to place a torga

Ancestry of “torgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiantorgaa pole tied horizontally to the head of a sheep,...
2Latintorquessecond-person singular present active indicative...
3LatintorqueoI twist, wind; I hurl violently; I spin, whirl; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueo →Every word from Latin torques →
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