Where does “tarne” come from?

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

tarne (Middle English): lake; pond, pool

Definitions

  1. lake; pond, pool

Ancestry of “tarne”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ternō →Every word from Old Norse tjǫrn →