Where does “Þor” come from?

Þor (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Þor (Old Swedish): Thor (god of thunder)

Definitions

  1. Thor (god of thunder)

Ancestry of “Þor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →