thorn
Middle English
/θɔrn/
noun
Definitions
- A thorn spine on a plant with a sharp point
- thorn or eth the letter þ and/or ð
- A plant having thorns, especially the hawthorn or rosebush.
- (rare) Thorns pulled from the ground for burning.
- (rare) A dish incorporating hawthorn.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þorn (thorn) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (thorn, sloe) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tr̥nós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Thornton English
- blackthorn English
- boxthorn English
- buckthorn English
- camelthorn English
- firethorn English
- hawthorn English
- hookthorn English
- knobthorn English
- maythorn English
- sandthorn English
- thorn English
- thorn tree English
- thornback English
- thornbill English
- thornbird English
- thornen English
- thornery English
- thornfish English
- thornhead English
- thornhog English
- thornless English
- thornlike English
- thornproof English
- thorntail English
- thornveld English
- thorny English
- whitethorn English
- Thorn German
- *tr̥nós Proto-Indo-European
- *þurnijaz Proto-Germanic
- *þurnuz Proto-Germanic
- hagaþorn Old English
- þorn Old English
- þornig Old English
- þorniġ Old English
- þyrnen Old English
- bak Middle English
- hawe Middle English
- hawthorn Middle English
- thornbak Middle English
- thorne Middle English
- thornen Middle English
- thornetre Middle English
- thorny Middle English
- tre Middle English
- þorn Old Norse
- þyrnir Old Norse
- *tьrnъ Proto-Slavic
- dorn Old High German
- 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- thorn Old Dutch
- *tŕ̥nam Proto-Indo-Iranian
- thorn Old Saxon
- toarne Western Frisian
- *tarna urj-fpr-pro