Where does “Týr” come from?

Týr (Faroese) comes from Faroese Týrur, from Old Norse Týrr, from Old Norse týr, from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Týr (Faroese): accusative of Týrur

Definitions

  1. accusative of Týrur

Ancestry of “Týr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseTýrurTyr, a god
2Old NorseTýrr—
3Old Norsetýrgod
4Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-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 →
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