Where does “-þr” come from?

-þr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

-þr (Proto-West Germanic): Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms...

Ancestry of “-þr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-þrąForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
2Proto-Indo-European*-trom—

Words derived from “-þr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-trom →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þrą →