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
- dullness, bluntness
Ancestry of “trulums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | truls | blunt, dull; hollow; dull, blunt |
| 2 | Swedish | Torgils | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Tor | Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind |
| 4 | Old Norse | þórr | Thor, thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |