Where does “durn” come from?

durn (English) comes from Ukrainian дурний, from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ — stupid, crazy.

durn (English): darn; damn; Darn; damned; extremely; Rhoticized...

Definitions

  1. darn; damn; Darn; damned; extremely; Rhoticized...

Ancestry of “durn”, step by step

durn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian дурний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдурнийstupid
2Proto-Slavic*durьnъstupid, crazy

via Proto-Celtic durnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdurnosfist, hand

Words derived from “durn”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ →Every word from Ukrainian дурний →