Where does “tor” come from?

tor (Welsh) comes from Welsh torri, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

tor (Welsh): third-person singular present/future of torri;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present/future of torri;...

Ancestry of “tor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtorrito break, to fracture; to cut, to divide, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “tor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ-
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