Where does “þorn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “þorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþornthorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of...
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 →