Where does “Þórunn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Þórunn”, step by step

Þórunn 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 unna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “Þórunn”

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