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
Ancestry of “toor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | Thorn | Lightning, thunder |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þórr | Tor, Thor; Thor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunraz | thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |