Proto-Indo-European

*tr̥nós

‘sharp, stiff’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, most familiar first.

• thorn ← þorn ← *þorn ← *þurnaz
• thorny ← þorniġ ← *þornag ← *þorn ← *þurnaz
• feaberry ← theve ← thevethorn ← þefanþorn ← *þebōnþorn
• thornen ← þyrnen ← *þurnīn ← *þurnīnaz ← *þurnaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós