Where does “peberkværn” come from?

peberkværn (Danish) comes from Danish peber, from Old Danish pipær, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

peberkværn (Danish): pepper mill

Definitions

  1. pepper mill

Ancestry of “peberkværn”, step by step

peberkværn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish peber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpeberpepper
2Old Danishpipærpepper
3Old Norsepiparrpepper
4Old Saxon*pipar
5Proto-West Germanic*piparpepper
6Latinpiperpepper
7Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
9Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Danish kværn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkværna grinder, mill mechanical or electrical machine that pulverizes or grinds a material into powder
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι