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Where does “dorn” come from?

dorn (Breton) comes from English durn, from Ukrainian дурний, from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ.

dorn (Breton): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “dorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdurndarn; damn; Darn; damned; extremely; Rhoticized...
2Ukrainianдурний—
3Proto-Slavic*durьnъ—

Words derived from “dorn”

  • dornioù
Every word from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ →