Where does “tjørn” come from?

tjørn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic ternō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tjørn (Faroese): a pond

Definitions

  1. a pond

Ancestry of “tjørn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjǫrnsmall lake, pond, tarn; pool
2Proto-Germanicternōa mountain lake without tributaries; watering...
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ternō →Every word from Old Norse tjǫrn →