Etymology of the English word thorn
the English word
thornderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*thurnuzDerivations in English
buckthorn,
boxthorn,
thornback,
whitethorn,
blackthorn,
thornbush,
thorny,
hawthornCognates
Dutch
doorn, Dutch
toren, German
Dorn, German
Turm, Icelandic
Tyrnir, Icelandic
turn, Swedish
tornUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
