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Where does “þorn” come from?

þorn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

þorn (Old Norse): thorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...

Definitions

  1. thorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...

Ancestry of “þorn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þorn”

  • törne
  • torn
  • torn
  • torn
  • tornløs
  • þyrnir
  • þyrnóttur
  • torn
  • þorn
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