Where does “þorni” come from?

þorni (Middle English) comes from Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic þornag, from Proto-West Germanic þorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

þorni (Middle English): Alternative form of thorny

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thorny

Ancestry of “þorni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþorniġthorny, full of thorns
2Proto-West Germanicþornagfull of thorns, thorny
3Proto-West Germanicþornthorn, briar
4Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →