Where does “torgh” come from?

torgh (Old Swedish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

Ancestry of “torgh”, step by step

torgh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic *torx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*torx—
2Latintorquischaplet
3Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Old Norse torg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetorgmarketplace
2Old East Slavicтъргъtrade, trading, commerce; square
3Proto-Slavictъrgъmerchandise, commodity, wares; a place were trade...

via Proto-Celtic *tworkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*tworkosboar
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

Words derived from “torgh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →