hawthorn
Middle English
/ˈhau̯(ə)θɔrn/
noun
Definitions
- A hawthorn or similar tree or shrub.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hagaþorn inherited from Proto-Germanic *haguþurnuz affix from Middle English hawe + Middle English thorn.
Origin
Middle English
thorn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hawthorn English
- hawthorny English
- thorn English
- Thorn German
- *haguþurnuz Proto-Germanic
- haga Old English
- hagaþorn Old English
- þorn Old English
- hawe Middle English
- hawe tre Middle English
- thorn Middle English
- thornbak Middle English
- thornen Middle English
- thornetre Middle English
- thorny Middle English
- hagudorn Old High German
- *haguthorn Old Dutch