Where does “þyrre” come from?
þyrre (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
þyrre (Old English): not wet; dry
Ancestry of “þyrre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þurʀī | dry, dried up |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |