English

Hawthorn

Hawthorn comes from English haw ‘hedge’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of haw ‘hedge’ + thorn

Middle English ha

English haw

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós ‘sharp, stiff’

Proto-Germanic *þurnaz ‘thorn, briar’

Proto-West Germanic *þorn ‘thorn, briar’

Old English þorn

Middle English thorn ‘a thorn’

English thorn

Every English word from English haw

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.