Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þunraz

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *Þunaraz

Etymology

Personification of *þunraz (“thunder”). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθun.rɑz/

Proper noun

*Þunraz m

1. Thor, god of thunder

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Þunraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Þunraz
vocative	*Þunr
accusative	*Þunrą
genitive	*Þunras, *Þunris
dative	*Þunrai
instrumental	*Þunrō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Þunr, *Þonr, *Þonr
  • Old English: Þunor, Þūr, Þor
    • → English: Thunor (learned)
  • Old Saxon: Thunær [9th c. CE, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow]
  • Old High German: Donar
    • → German: Donar (learned)
    • → Dutch: Donar (learned)
    • ⇒ Old High German: ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) [6th–7th c. CE, Nordendorf fibula]
• Proto-Norse: *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), *ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ /⁠Þǭraʀ⁠/)
  • Old Norse: Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) — nominative
    • Icelandic: Þór
    • Faroese: Tórur
    • Norwegian: Tor
    • Old Swedish: Þōr
      • Swedish: Tor
    • Old Danish: Thor
      • Danish: Tor (older spelling Thor)
    • → Chinese: 索爾／索尔 (suǒ'ěr)
    • → English: Thor
    • → French: Thor
    • → Japanese: トール
    • → Korean: 토르 (toreu)
    • → Russian: Тор (Tor)