Where does “þurs” come from?
þurs (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.
þurs (Old Norse): a giant, ogre, monster; a dunce, numskull; the...
Definitions
- a giant, ogre, monster; a dunce, numskull; the...
Ancestry of “þurs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þursaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tur- | — |
Words derived from “þurs”