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Tiu.

The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

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name/ˈtiːuː/
  1. The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

    Germanic
Where this word comes from

Revived from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tuesday and Tyr.

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