thurse

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*tur-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þurisaz“giant, name of the Þ-rune”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*þuris
4. Old English · inherited fromþyrs“giant, enchanter, demon, wizard”
5. Middle English · inherited fromthurs
6. English todaythurse

From Middle English thurs, thurse, thursse, thyrce, thirs, from Old English þyrs (“giant, enchanter, demon, wizard”), from Proto-West Germanic *þuris, from Proto-Germanic *þurisaz (“giant, name of the Þ-rune”), from Proto-Indo-European *tur-, *twer- (“to rotate, twirl, swirl, move”). Cognate with German Turse (“giant”), Danish tosse (“a fool, buffoon”), Norwegian tuss, tusse, tust (“goblin, kobold, elf, a dull fellow”), Icelandic þurs (“giant”).