Where does “Tyrol” come from?

Tyrol derives from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters-, meaning to dry or parch, likely referring to the region's dry mountainous terrain.

Tyrol (English): place name in Austria, where it was discovered

Definitions

  1. place name in Austria, where it was discovered

Ancestry of “Tyrol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Tyrol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →