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Where does “churneth” come from?

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

churneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “churneth”, 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 →