Where does “Tureil” come from?
Tureil (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Tur, from German Turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Tureil (Luxembourgish): barn owl
Definitions
- barn owl
Ancestry of “Tureil”, step by step
Tureil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Tur | — |
| 2 | German | Turm | tower, spire; steeple; rook |
| 3 | Middle High German | turn | tower |
| 4 | Old High German | turn | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torn | — |
| 6 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 7 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 8 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 9 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |