Where does “tóir” come from?

tóir (Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret, from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

tóir (Irish): pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;...

Definitions

  1. pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;...

Ancestry of “tóir”, step by step

tóir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticto-wo-retrunning up to
2Proto-Celticretetito run
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Middle Irish tóir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtóir—

Words derived from “tóir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →Every word from Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret →