Where does “Dornbusch” come from?

Dornbusch (German) comes from German dorn, 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...

Dornbusch (German): thornbush

Definitions

  1. thornbush

Ancestry of “Dornbusch”, step by step

Dornbusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandornthorn with plural
2Middle High Germandorn—
3Old High Germandorn—
4Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via German būsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūschbush, shrub
2Middle High Germanbūsch—
3Old High Germanbuskbush
4Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →