Where does “Tysnes” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Tysnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseTýsnes
2Old NorseTýrTyr
3Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz
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