Where does “Þórr” come from?

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

Þórr (Old Norse): Tor, Thor; Thor

Definitions

  1. Tor, Thor; Thor

Ancestry of “Þórr”, step by step

Þórr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þunraz

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

via Proto-Germanic Þunraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder

Words derived from “Þórr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunraz →