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Where does “týr” come from?

týr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

týr (Old Norse): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “týr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “týr”

  • Tyr
  • テュール
  • tirsdag
  • tirsdag
  • Tyr
  • Týrr
  • týrsdagr
  • týsdagr
  • Týr
  • Týr
  • Týrur
  • Týra
  • disdat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →