Where does “kweern” come from?

kweern (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch querne, from Old Dutch kwern, from Proto-Germanic kwernuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kweern (Dutch): quern

Definitions

  1. quern

Ancestry of “kweern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchquernequern
2Old Dutchkwern—
3Proto-Germanickwernuzmillstone; handmill; quern
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷérh₂nus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →