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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): Thor, thunder

Definitions

  1. Thor, thunder

Ancestry of “þórr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þórr”

  • torden
  • thor
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