Etymograph

English

torat

Torat comes from Middle English toratten.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500toratten
  2. Englishtodaytorat

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500toratten
  2. Englishtodaytorat

Formed from to-

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’

Proto-Indo-European *dwís ‘two-ways, in twain’

Proto-Germanic *twiz- ‘apart, in two’

Proto-West Germanic *tō-

English to-

Today it means

verb To tear apart, tear asunder.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English toratten / torat