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

Definitions

  1. a castrated bull, steer

Ancestry of “tjórur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjórrbull
2Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “tjórur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Old Norse þjórr →