Where does “tōren” come from?

tōren (Middle Low German) comes from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “tōren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturristower; a rook
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

Words derived from “tōren

Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin turris