doorn etymology

Dutch word doorn comes from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, and later Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (Thorn, briar.)

Detailed word origin of doorn

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*tr̥nós Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*strēy- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*þurnuz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Thorn, briar.
thorn Old Dutch (odt)
thurn Old Dutch (odt)
dōorn Middle Dutch (dum)
doorn Dutch (nld) Thorn.

Words with the same origin as doorn

Descendants of *tr̥nós
doren
Descendants of *strēy-
streen