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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*tord—
3Proto-Germanicturdąmanure; mud
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tord”

  • turd
  • turdy
  • turdball
  • turdpile
  • turdlicker
  • turdish
  • turdlet
  • turdbucket
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