Where does “-þor” come from?

-þor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -þr, from Proto-Germanic -þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

-þor (Old English): instrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from...

Definitions

  1. instrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from...

Ancestry of “-þor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-þrForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...
2Proto-Germanic-þrąForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European*-trom—

Words derived from “-þor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-trom →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -þr →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þrą →