Where does “hrímþurs” come from?
hrímþurs (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse þurs, from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.
hrímþurs (Old Norse): A frost-giant
Ancestry of “hrímþurs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þurs | a giant, ogre, monster; a dunce, numskull; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þursaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tur- | — |