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