Where does “Týrur” come from?
Týrur (Faroese) comes 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.
Týrur (Faroese): Tyr, a god
Definitions
- Tyr, a god
Ancestry of “Týrur”, step by step
Týrur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse Týrr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Týrr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | týr | god |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Tīwaz | of Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Old Norse Týr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Týr | Tyr |