Where does “Dorn” come from?

Dorn (German) comes from Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Dorn (German): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “Dorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandorn—
2Old High Germandorn—
3Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
5Proto-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 →