Where does “þorn” come from?

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

þorn (Proto-West Germanic): thorn, briar

Definitions

  1. thorn, briar

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurnuz →