Where does “Thuringia” come from?

Thuringia comes from German Thüringen, from Old High German Duringa, a region name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Thuringia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinThuringiaThuringia
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Thuringia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →