Where does “Thorbjörn” come from?

Thorbjörn (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn, from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Thorbjörn (Swedish): a less common spelling of Torbjörn

Definitions

  1. a less common spelling of Torbjörn

Ancestry of “Thorbjörn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞórbjǫrnThor" + "bear
2Old NorseÞórrTor, Thor; Thor
3Proto-Germanicþunrazthunder
4Proto-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 →