Where does “slahþorn” come from?

slahþorn (Old English) comes from Old English þorn, 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...

slahþorn (Old English): blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Definitions

  1. blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

Ancestry of “slahþorn”, step by step

slahþorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþornthorn; thorny bush; the runic character ᚦ; the...
2Proto-West Germanicþornthorn, briar
3Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Old English slāh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslāhsloe
2Proto-Germanicslaihwō—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →