Where does “þota” come from?

þota (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þjóta, from Old Norse þjóta, from Proto-Germanic þeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

þota (Icelandic): a jet

Definitions

  1. a jet

Ancestry of “þota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjótato rush, to dash; to whistle, sing
2Old Norseþjótato emit a loud and whistling sound; to rush
3Proto-Germanicþeutanąto howl, roar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

Words derived from “þota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeutaną →Every word from Old Norse þjóta →