Where does “thuris” come from?

thuris (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic þurisaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

thuris (Old Saxon): monster, demon, giant; The runic character ᚦ

Definitions

  1. monster, demon, giant; The runic character ᚦ

Ancestry of “thuris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurisazgiant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurisaz →
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