Where does “þorn” come from?

þorn (Old English) comes 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...

þorn (Old English): thorn; thorny bush; the runic character ᚦ; the...

Definitions

  1. thorn; thorny bush; the runic character ᚦ; the...

Ancestry of “þorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþornthorn, briar
2Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “þorn”

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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