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McTurk
McTurk comes from Irish Mac Toirc ‘son of Torc’, from torc ‘wild boar’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*twerḱ-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tworḱ-ó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*tworkos‘boar’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900torc‘boar’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘wild boar’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Toirc‘son of Torc’
- EnglishtodayMcTurk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*twerḱ-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tworḱ-ó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*tworkos‘boar’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900torc‘boar’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘wild boar’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Toirc‘son of Torc’
- EnglishtodayMcTurk
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Toirc (‘son of Torc’), a byname from torc (‘wild boar’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’
trunk, trench, sarcasm, sarcastic, sarcoma, truncation, truncate, truncheon, 16 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- / McTurk