Where does “tóir” come from?

tóir (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

Ancestry of “tóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticretetito run
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “tóir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →
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