Tiw
See also: -tiw
English
Alternative forms
- Tue (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).
Proper noun
Tiw
- The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.
Related terms
- Tuesday
Anagrams
- Twi, WIT, twi-, wit, wit', wit.
Old English
Alternative forms
- Tīƿ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).
Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Ziu, Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃 (teiws).
Proto-Indo-European cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Latin deus, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit द्यु (dyú).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːw/
Proper noun
Tīw m
- Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr
- Þā hlōgon ealle būtan Tīwe: hē forlēt his hand.
- Then everyone laughed except for Tyr: he lost his hand.
Noun
Tīw m
Tyr rune
- the runic character ᛏ (/t/)
Related terms
- Tīwesdæġ
Descendants
- → English: Tiw