dörnsk

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• dörnsch (Mooring)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dörnitze, from Polabian dvarnai̯ćă (“chamber”), probably derived from Proto-Slavic *dvьrь (“door”) or *dvorъ (“court”). Cognate with modern Low German Dörnse, Dönse. The word is also attested in eastern dialects of Middle High German as dürnitz, türnitz, possibly from a Sorbian cognate (or otherwise from the Low German).

Noun

dörnsk m (plural dörnsker)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) room, chamber

   Synonym: rüm