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Where does “truls” come from?

truls (Latvian) comes from Swedish Torgils, from Swedish Tor, from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

truls (Latvian): blunt, dull; hollow; dull, blunt

Definitions

  1. blunt, dull; hollow; dull, blunt

Ancestry of “truls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishTorgils—
2SwedishTor—
3Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
4Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “truls”

  • trulums
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