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Where does “þjórr” come from?

þjórr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

þjórr (Old Norse): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “þjórr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
2Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “þjórr”

  • tjur
  • tjurfäktning
  • tyrefekting
  • tyr
  • tyrefekting
  • tyr
  • tyre
  • tyr
  • tjórneyt
  • tjórur
  • þiur
  • thiur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →