-þor

Old English

suffix
Definitions
  • instrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from verbs
  • suffix used to denote the agent or means by which an action is performed

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-þrą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-trom

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