Where does “torfian” come from?

torfian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic turbōną, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

torfian (Old English): to throw, shoot missiles at, launch; to stone; to...

Definitions

  1. to throw, shoot missiles at, launch; to stone; to...

Ancestry of “torfian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicturbōnąto fling, hurl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

Words derived from “torfian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbōną →