thornen

构词拆分

thorn词根/词干

-en后缀

(no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. · (archaic) Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
继承自 ←中古英语 thornen
继承自 ←古英语 þyrnen “thorny, of thorns”
继承自 ←原始西日耳曼语 *þurnīn
继承自 ←原始日耳曼语 *þurnīnaz “of thorns”

词源说明

From Middle English thornen, from Old English þyrnen (“thorny, of thorns”), from Proto-West Germanic *þurnīn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnīnaz (“of thorns”), equivalent to thorn +‎ -en.

释义（英文）

形容词 Adjective

(dialectal or obsolete) Made of or consisting of thorns.