Where does “churna” come from?

churna (Cornish) comes from English churn, from Middle English chyrne, from Old English ċyrn, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

churna (Cornish): churn

Definitions

  1. churn

Ancestry of “churna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchurnTo agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir...
2Middle EnglishchyrneAlternative form of cherne; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishċyrn—
4Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
5Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ →Every word from Old English ċyrn →