Where does “tore” come from?

tore (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

tore (Norwegian Nynorsk): to dare; a thunder; to thunder

Definitions

  1. to dare; a thunder; to thunder

Ancestry of “tore”, step by step

tore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þórr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

via Old Norse Þórir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞórir—
2Old NorseÞórvér—

Words derived from “tore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →
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