Where does “Quorndon” come from?
Quorndon (English) comes from Old English cweorndun, from Old English cweorn, from Proto-West Germanic *kwernu, from Proto-Germanic kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Quorndon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cweorndun | — |
| 2 | Old English | cweorn | quern |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwernu | quern, hand-mill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwernō | millstone; handmill; quern |
| 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 |