Where does “tjur” come from?
tjur (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þiur, from Old Norse þjórr, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
tjur (Swedish): bull
Ancestry of “tjur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þiur | bull |
| 2 | Old Norse | þjórr | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeuraz | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “tjur”