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Where does “þurr” come from?

þurr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

þurr (Icelandic): dry; without liquid; dry, alcohol-free; without...

Definitions

  1. dry; without liquid; dry, alcohol-free; without...

Ancestry of “þurr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurrdry
2Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “þurr”

  • þurrís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →