Where does “tyr” come from?

tyr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish tyr, from Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

tyr (Norwegian Bokmål): bull; Taurus

Definitions

  1. bull; Taurus

Ancestry of “tyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtyrbull; Taurean; present tense of ty
2Old NorseTýrTyr
3Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “tyr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz →
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