Where does “tjarn” come from?
tjarn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ternō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Ancestry of “tjarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ternō | a mountain lake without tributaries; watering... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “tjarn”