Where does “tør” come from?

tør (Danish) comes from Old Danish thur, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tør (Danish): dry; neat, straight; present tense of turde

Definitions

  1. dry; neat, straight; present tense of turde

Ancestry of “tør”, step by step

tør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish thur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthur—
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Old Norse þórr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “tør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →
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