Where does “Thor” come from?

Thor (Finnish) comes from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Thor (Finnish): Thor Norse god

Definitions

  1. Thor Norse god

Ancestry of “Thor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →