Where does “*tord” come from?
*tord (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic turdą, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Ancestry of “*tord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | turdą | manure; mud |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |