Where does “tarmėtyra” come from?
tarmėtyra (Lithuanian) comes from Swedish Tyra, from Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
tarmėtyra (Lithuanian): dialectology
Definitions
- dialectology
Ancestry of “tarmėtyra”, step by step
tarmėtyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Tyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Tyra | — |
| 2 | Old Danish | Thyrvi | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Þórr | Tor, Thor; Thor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þunraz | thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
via Lithuanian tarmė̃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | tarmė̃ | dialect |