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· Proto-Germanic
*Tīwaz
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*Tīwaz
, most common first.
Tyr
The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.
Tiu
The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.