Where does “tørr” come from?
tørr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tørr (Norwegian Nynorsk): dry
Ancestry of “tørr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þurr | dry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “tørr”