Where does “torran” come from?

torran (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “torran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdurzanąto dare
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰórseto dare
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse →