Where does “tossi” come from?

tossi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þurs, from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

tossi (Icelandic): dunce

Definitions

  1. dunce

Ancestry of “tossi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþursa giant, ogre, monster; a dunce, numskull; the...
2Proto-Germanicþursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursaz →Every word from Old Norse þurs →