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
- a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain...
Ancestry of “tjern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tjarn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ternō | a mountain lake without tributaries; watering... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |