Where does “toar” come from?
toar (Galician) comes from Portuguese toa, from English tow, from Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
toar (Galician): to resound; to thunder; to give signs of life
Definitions
- to resound; to thunder; to give signs of life
Ancestry of “toar”, step by step
toar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese toa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | toa | rope |
| 2 | English | tow | To pull something behind one using a line or... |
| 3 | Middle English | towen | — |
| 4 | Old English | togian | to tow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tugōną | to pull, tow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |