Where does “Tor” come from?

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

Tor (Swedish): Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind

Definitions

  1. Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind

Ancestry of “Tor”, step by step

Tor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þórr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseþórrThor, thunder
2Proto-GermanicÞunrazThor, god of thunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

via Old Swedish þora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþorato dare; may, can, to be possible
2Old Norseþorato dare, have the courage to do a thing

Words derived from “Tor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic Þunraz →Every word from Old Norse þórr →