Dorn

See also: dorn and dòrn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Low German Doorn; Durn (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch); Däörn (Münsterländisch), Dutch doorn, English thorn, Danish torn, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁn/, [dɔʁn], [dɔɐ̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɔʁn

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Noun

Dorn m (genitive Dornes or Dorns, plural Dornen, Dorne, or (archaic) Dörner, diminutive Dörnchen n)

1. thorn

Derived terms

• Dornbusch, Dornenbusch
• Dorngesträuch
• dornig
• dornlos
• Dornenstrauch

Further reading

• “Dorn” in Duden online