Where does “tord” come from?

tord (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...

tord (Middle English): Feces or fecal matter; a turd; Animal feces used...

Definitions

  1. Feces or fecal matter; a turd; Animal feces used...

Ancestry of “tord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtorda turd
2Proto-West Germanic*torddung, excrement
3Proto-Germanicturdąmanure; mud
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tord →