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Where does “dorn” come from?

dorn (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic durnos — fist, hand.

dorn (Cornish): hand; fist; handle

Definitions

  1. hand; fist; handle

Ancestry of “dorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdurnosfist, hand

Words derived from “dorn”

  • dewdhorn
  • dornow
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