Where does “þyrill” come from?

þyrill (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þyrill, from Proto-Germanic þweraną, from Proto-Indo-European twer- — to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...

þyrill (Icelandic): kingfisher

Definitions

  1. kingfisher

Ancestry of “þyrill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyrillwhisk
2Proto-Germanicþweranąto swirl, turn, stir
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwer-to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þweraną →Every word from Old Norse þyrill →