Where does “þyrill” come from?

þyrill (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þweraną, from Proto-Indo-European twer- — to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...

þyrill (Old Norse): whisk

Definitions

  1. whisk

Ancestry of “þyrill”, step by step

þyrill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þweraną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþweranąto swirl, turn, stir
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwer-to rotate, twirl, swirl, move; to turn, twirl,...

via Proto-Germanic þwerilaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþwerilaz—

Words derived from “þyrill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þweraną →