English
Thor
Thor comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- ‘to thunder’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tenh₂-‘to thunder’root as named
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Þunrazreconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*þonaraztransliteratedrunes *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórr
- Englishearliest quotation 1831Thor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tenh₂-‘to thunder’root as named
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Þunrazreconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*þonaraztransliteratedrunes *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórr
- Englishearliest quotation 1831Thor
Earliest quotation: 1831, Thomas Carlyle, Symbols: “So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- ‘to thunder’
tornado, stun, detonation, detonate, intonation, astonish, 9 more
through Proto-Germanic *Þunraz
Today it means
name A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- / Thor