Where does “þurrlendi” come from?

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

þurrlendi (Icelandic): dry ground, dry land

Definitions

  1. dry ground, dry land

Ancestry of “þurrlendi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþurrdry; without liquid; dry, alcohol-free; without...
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →
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