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

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “tørr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþurrdry
2Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tørr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →