Where does “tjern” come from?

tjern (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tjarn, from Proto-Germanic ternō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

tjern (Norwegian Nynorsk): a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain...

Definitions

  1. a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain...

Ancestry of “tjern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjarn—
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 tjarn →