Where does “þurs” come from?

þurs (Middle English) comes from Old English þyrs, from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

þurs (Middle English): A demon; a creature of evil; A beast; a monstrous...

Definitions

  1. A demon; a creature of evil; A beast; a monstrous...

Ancestry of “þurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþyrsmonster, demon, giant
2Proto-Germanicþursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—

Words derived from “þurs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursaz →Every word from Old English þyrs →