myEtymology.com: German etymology of turner

Etymology of the German word turner

the German word turner

derived from the German word turnen

derived from the Old High German word turnen

derived from the Latin word tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)

derived from the Latin word tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)

derived from the Greek word tornos, τόρνος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terə-

English turner