Where does “turd” come from?
Turd comes from Middle English toord, from Old English tord, from Proto-Germanic turdą, from Proto-Indo-European der-, a root meaning to tear or flay.
turd (English): A piece of solid animal or human feces; A...
Definitions
- A piece of solid animal or human feces; A...
Ancestry of “turd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | toord | Alternative form of tord |
| 2 | Old English | tord | a turd |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tord | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | turdą | manure; mud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “turd”