An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Dorn

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Dorn
Friedrich Kluge2506644An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Dorn1891John Francis Davis

Dorn, m., ‘thorn, prickle,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. dorn, m.; corresponds to Goth. þaurnus, OIc. þorn, AS. þorn, E. thorn, Du. doorn, OSax. thorn, ‘thorn’; from pre-Teut. trnu-. Comp. OSlav. trŭnŭ, ‘thorn,’ Sans. tṛna, ‘blade of grass.’