Where does “þari” come from?

þari (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þari, from Proto-Germanic þarhô, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

þari (Icelandic): kelp; a seabed covered with kelp

Definitions

  1. kelp; a seabed covered with kelp

Ancestry of “þari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþarikelp, seaweed
2Proto-Germanicþarhô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarhô →Every word from Old Norse þari →