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Where does “þari” come from?

þari (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þarhô, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

þari (Old Norse): kelp, seaweed

Definitions

  1. kelp, seaweed

Ancestry of “þari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþarhô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

Words derived from “þari”

  • þari
  • tari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →