Where does “tjørn” come from?

tjørn (Danish) comes from Old Norse þyrnir, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

tjørn (Danish): hawthorn

Definitions

  1. hawthorn

Ancestry of “tjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyrnirthorn
2Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →