Where does “þarmur” come from?

þarmur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þarmr, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

þarmur (Icelandic): intestine, gut

Definitions

  1. intestine, gut

Ancestry of “þarmur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþarmrintestine, gut
2Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →