Where does “tyre” come from?

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

tyre (Danish): grind away at; put down; kick violently

Definitions

  1. grind away at; put down; kick violently

Ancestry of “tyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtyrbull; Taurean; present tense of ty
2Old NorseTýrTyr
3Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz →