Where does “Þórbjǫrn” come from?

Þórbjǫrn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Þórbjǫrn (Old Norse): Thor" + "bear

Definitions

  1. Thor" + "bear

Ancestry of “Þórbjǫrn”, step by step

Þórbjǫrn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Þórr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞórrTor, Thor; Thor
2Proto-Germanicþunrazthunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

via Old Norse bjǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫrnbear
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear

Words derived from “Þórbjǫrn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten-Every word from Proto-Germanic þunrazEvery word from Old Norse Þórr