Where does “tjørebre” come from?

tjørebre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tjøre, from Old Norse tjǫru.

tjørebre (Norwegian Nynorsk): to coat with tar

Definitions

  1. to coat with tar

Ancestry of “tjørebre”, step by step

tjørebre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tjøre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktjøretar
2Old Norsetjǫru—

via Norwegian Nynorsk bre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrea glacier
Every word from Old Norse tjǫru →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk tjøre →