Etymology

thornbush

thorn·bush
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Today it means: Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *þurnaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*þurnaz
  2. English todaythornbush

Compound of thorn + bush. Cognate with Dutch doornbos, German Dornbusch and Swedish törnbuske, all meaning the same and having the same elements (stemming from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz + *buskaz), thus they either share a common Germanic root or are calques of the German word.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*þurnaz all →

thorn

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