Where does “tørrskodd” come from?

tørrskodd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tørr, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørrskodd (Norwegian Nynorsk): dryshod

Definitions

  1. dryshod

Ancestry of “tørrskodd”, step by step

tørrskodd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tørr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktørrdry
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Norwegian Nynorsk skodd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskoddshod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →