Where does “tjörn” come from?

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

tjörn (Icelandic): a pond

Definitions

  1. a pond

Ancestry of “tjörn”, 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...

Words derived from “tjörn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ternō →Every word from Old Norse tjǫrn →