Where does “thurse” come from?

thurse (English) comes from Middle English þurs, from Old English þyrs, from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

thurse (English): A giant; a gigantic spectre; an apparition

Definitions

  1. A giant; a gigantic spectre; an apparition

Ancestry of “thurse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþursA demon; a creature of evil; A beast; a monstrous...
2Old Englishþyrsmonster, demon, giant
3Proto-Germanicþursaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursaz →Every word from Old English þyrs →