Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “tor” come from?

tor (Irish) comes from Old Irish tor.

tor (Irish): bush, shrub; clump, tuft; head; tall rock; steep...

Definitions

  1. bush, shrub; clump, tuft; head; tall rock; steep...

Ancestry of “tor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtor—

Words derived from “tor”

  • tuir
Every word from Old Irish tor →