Tiw

Tiw

1. Alternative spelling of Tiu (“Anglo-Saxon counterpart of Tyr”).

• Twi, wit', TWI, wit., ITW, WTI, wit, WIT, twi-

• Tuu
• Tīg, Tiig — Mercian

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, 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 Latin deus, Luwian 𒋾𒉿𒊍 (tiwaz), Lithuanian diẽvas, Sanskrit देव (devá), and Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw).

• IPA^(key): /tiːw/

Tīw m

1. Tiw, the Anglo-Saxon name for Tyr

Strong a-stem:

• tīwesdæġ

Tīw m

1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

• → English: Tiw