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Where does “þurnuz” come from?

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

þurnuz (Proto-Germanic): thorn, briar

Definitions

  1. thorn, briar

Ancestry of “þurnuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þurnuz”

  • Thornton
  • thorn
  • hawthorn
  • blackthorn
  • buckthorn
  • thornless
  • whitethorn
  • thornback
  • camelthorn
  • boxthorn
  • firethorn
  • thornlike
  • thornbill
  • thornveld
  • thornproof
  • thornbird
  • hookthorn
  • thornhead
  • thorntail
  • sandthorn
  • hawthorny
  • thornery
  • thornfish
  • Dorn
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