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

Definitions

  1. A frost-giant

Ancestry of “hrímþurs”, step by step

hrímþurs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þurs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþursa giant, ogre, monster; a dunce, numskull; the...
2Proto-Germanicþursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—

via Old Norse hrím

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrímfrost
2Proto-Germanichrīmąfrost, hoarfrost; soot
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursaz →Every word from Old Norse þurs →