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Where does “toor” come from?

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

toor (Westrobothnian): To thunder

Definitions

  1. To thunder

Ancestry of “toor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianThornLightning, thunder
2Old NorseÞórrTor, Thor; Thor
3Proto-Germanicþunrazthunder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
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