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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

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

Words derived from “Þórr”

  • Dustin
  • Tórshavn
  • Thora
  • Torsti
  • Tyra
  • Thyra
  • Thorbjörn
  • Torbjörn
  • Torkel
  • Tord
  • Thord
  • Torvald
  • Torild
  • Tor
  • thorium
  • thorium
  • Thorbjørn
  • Thorkild
  • Thorvald
  • Thora
  • Túr
  • Þorkell
  • Þórshöfn
  • Þorkelína
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