Where does “dorn” come from?

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

dorn (Middle Dutch): thorn; thornbush

Definitions

  1. thorn; thornbush

Ancestry of “dorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthornthorn, spine of a plant
2Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “dorn”

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