Where does “týrsdagr” come from?
týrsdagr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “týrsdagr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Týr | Tyr |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Tīwaz | of Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “týrsdagr”