Where does “Thorn” come from?

Thorn (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Thorn (Westrobothnian): Lightning, thunder

Definitions

  1. Lightning, thunder

Ancestry of “Thorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞórrTor, Thor; Thor
2Proto-Germanicþunrazthunder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ten-to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...

Words derived from “Thorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunraz →Every word from Old Norse Þórr →