Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “þurr” come from?

þurr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

þurr (Old Norse): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “þurr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “þurr”

  • vindrutetorkare
  • torkare
  • torr
  • torka
  • halvtørr
  • tørr
  • halvtørr
  • tørr
  • tørre
  • tør
  • tørstof
  • þurr
  • þurrís
  • turrur
  • turriklæði
  • thur
  • thyr
  • tørrer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →