Where does “thorium” come from?

thorium (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

thorium (Norwegian Bokmål): thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

Definitions

  1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

Ancestry of “thorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →