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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicternōa mountain lake without tributaries; watering...
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “tjarn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ternō →