Where does “dòrn” come from?

dòrn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

dòrn (Scottish Gaelic): fist; hilt; punch

Definitions

  1. fist; hilt; punch

Ancestry of “dòrn”, step by step

dòrn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandorn—
2Old High Germandorn—
3Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Old Irish dorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdornfist
2Proto-Celticdurnosfist, hand

Words derived from “dòrn”

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