Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*terkʷ-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-, most common first.
- torchA stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
- athwartFrom side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.