Where does “Tyr” come from?

Tyr (Danish) comes from Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Tyr (Danish): Tyr

Definitions

  1. Tyr

Ancestry of “Tyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseTýrTyr
2Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz
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