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
Ancestry of “kweern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | querne | quern |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kwern | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kwernuz | millstone; handmill; quern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷérh₂nus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂wō | quern, mill-stone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |