Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þorn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

thorn, briar

Inflection

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

Descendants

Old English: þorn
- Middle English: thorn
  - English: thorn
  - Scots: thorn; torn (Shetland)
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: דאָרנ‎ (dorn)