Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þorn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurnaz.

Noun

*þorn m

1. thorn, briar

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þorn(a)
Genitive	*þornas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þorn(a)	*þornōs
Accusative	*þorn(a)	*þornā
Genitive	*þornas	*þornō
Dative	*þornē	*þornum
Instrumental	*þornu	*þornum

Derived terms

• *haguþorn
• *þebōnþorn

Descendants

• Old English: þorn, *ᚦᚩᚱᚾ (*þórn)
  • Middle English: thorn, thorne, thron, thurne, þorn, þorne, þron
    • English: thorn
    • Scots: thorn; torn (Shetland)
    • Yola: thoornes, thorns, thurns
• Old Frisian: thorn
  • North Frisian: Tuurn (Sylt)
  • Saterland Frisian: Touden, Tudden
  • West Frisian: toarne
• Old Saxon: thorn
  • Middle Low German: dōrn
    • German Low German: Däörn, Doorn, Dorn, Durn
• Old Dutch: thorn
  • Middle Dutch: dorn, dōorn, dōren
    • Dutch: doren, doorn
      • Afrikaans: doring
      • Negerhollands: dorn, doorn
• Old High German: dorn
  • Middle High German: dorn
    • Alemannic German: Torn
    • Cimbrian: dòrn
    • German: Dorn
    • Hunsrik: Dorn
    • Luxembourgish: Dar
    • Yiddish: דאָרן (dorn)