Where does “thorium” come from?
thorium (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
thorium (Norwegian Nynorsk): thorium, chemical element, symbol Th
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- thorium, chemical element, symbol Th
Ancestry of “thorium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þórr | Thor, thunder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |