Where does “timbur” come from?

timbur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse timbr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

timbur (Faroese): wood, timber

Definitions

  1. wood, timber

Ancestry of “timbur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetimbrtimber
2Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Old Norse timbr →
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