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Where does “trulums” come from?

trulums (Latvian) comes from Latvian truls, 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...

trulums (Latvian): dullness, bluntness

Definitions

  1. dullness, bluntness

Ancestry of “trulums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantrulsblunt, dull; hollow; dull, blunt
2SwedishTorgils—
3SwedishTor—
4Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
5Proto-GermanicÞunraz—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
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