English

Alternative forms

• Tue (rare)

Proper noun

Tiw

1. The god Tyr, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context; Tiw.

Related terms

• Tuesday

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‎(“god”).

Proto-Germanic cognate with Old Norse Týr, Old Frisian Tii, Old High German Zīo, Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍃.

Proto-Indo-European cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς ‎(Zeús), Latin Iovis, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 ‎(sius), Proto-Slavic *divъ (Old Church Slavonic дивъ ‎(divŭ)), Sanskrit द्यु ‎(dyú).

Proper noun

Tīw m

1. the Germanic god of heroic glory, identified with the Roman god Mars

Noun

Tīw m

Tyr rune

1. the runic character ᛏ (/t/)

Related terms

• Tiwesdæġ