Where does “dern” come from?

dern (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьrnъ, from Proto-Slavic dьrati, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

dern (Lower Sorbian): turf

Definitions

  1. turf

Ancestry of “dern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьrnъpiece, chunk; toft, sod
2Proto-Slavicdьratito tear, to flay
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrati →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьrnъ →