Where does “dorna” come from?
dorna (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dorno, from English thorn, from Middle English þorn, from Old English þorn, from Proto-West Germanic þorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
dorna (Esperanto): thorny
Definitions
- thorny
Ancestry of “dorna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | dorno | thorn; The name of the Latin-script letter Þ |
| 2 | English | thorn | A sharp protective spine of a plant; Any shrub or... |
| 3 | Middle English | þorn | Alternative form of thorn |
| 4 | Old English | þorn | thorn; thorny bush; the runic character ᚦ; the... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þorn | thorn, briar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þurnuz | thorn, briar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |