Where does “Weißdorn” come from?

Weißdorn (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...

Weißdorn (German): hawthorn

Definitions

  1. hawthorn

Ancestry of “Weißdorn”, step by step

Weißdorn 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 Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—

Words derived from “Weißdorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →