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Where does “thurse” come from?

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

thurse (Middle English): Alternative form of þurs

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þurs

Ancestry of “thurse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thurse”

  • thurse
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