Where does “tjórur” come from?
tjórur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þjórr, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
tjórur (Faroese): a castrated bull, steer
Ancestry of “tjórur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þjórr | bull |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeuraz | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “tjórur”