Where does “tyrfian” come from?

tyrfian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic tirbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

tyrfian (Old English): to cast down, tumble, fall

Definitions

  1. to cast down, tumble, fall

Ancestry of “tyrfian”, step by step

tyrfian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic tirbijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictirbijaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

via Proto-Germanic tarbijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictarbijanąto wind; spin; to fling; throw

Words derived from “tyrfian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tirbijaną →