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

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “tjur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþiurbull
2Old Norseþjórrbull
3Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “tjur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Old Norse þjórr →