English
Thorburn
Thorburn comes from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórbjǫrn
- EnglishtodayThorburn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Þórbjǫrn
- EnglishtodayThorburn
A compound of Þórr ‘Thor’ + bjǫrn ‘bear’
Proto-Germanic *Þunraz
Proto-Norse *þonaraz
Old Norse Þórr ‘Thor’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- ‘brown’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-on-
Proto-Germanic *berô ‘bear’
Proto-Germanic *bernuz ‘bear’
Old Norse bjǫrn ‘bear’
Every English word from Old Norse Þórbjǫrn
Today it means
name A surname transferred from the given name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Þórbjǫrn / Thorburn