Where does “tornsanger” come from?

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

tornsanger (Danish): common whitethroat

Definitions

  1. common whitethroat

Ancestry of “tornsanger”, step by step

tornsanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish torn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtornthorn
2Old Norseþornthorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...
3Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Danish Sanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishSangersinger
2Old Norsesǫngari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →