Where does “Þorgeirr” come from?

Þorgeirr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Þorgeirr (Old Norse): Thor" + "spear

Definitions

  1. Thor" + "spear

Ancestry of “Þorgeirr”, step by step

Þorgeirr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse geirr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeirrspear
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Old Norse þórr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “Þorgeirr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →