Did Týr Once Rule the Norse Gods Before Odin?

While Odin is famously the Allfather in the Eddas, linguistic comparisons show Týr's name (Old Norse: Týr; Proto-Germanic: *Tīwaz) is a direct cognate with the names for the supreme sky-gods in other Indo-European mythologies, such as Zeus (Greek) and Dyaus Pita (Vedic Sanskrit), and Latin's Jupiter (from *Dyēus Ph₂tḗr). This strong etymological link suggests that a deity akin to Týr was once the paramount sky-father for the Proto-Germanic peoples. Over time, as cult practices and theological importance shifted, the aggressive, magical, and cunning Odin (Woden/Wotan) rose to prominence, eventually supplanting Týr's earlier role as the chief deity.