Where does “tjor” come from?

tjor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þjórr, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

tjor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tether

Definitions

  1. a tether

Ancestry of “tjor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjórrbull
2Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Old Norse þjórr →
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