English Explanatory Dictionary

Tiu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

Pronunciation

/ˈtiːuː/

Word forms

Tiu Tew Tiw Tue

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tuesday and Tyr.

Related words

Tuesday
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