Where does “pern” come from?
pern (English) comes from English preen, from Old French proignier, from Old French prooignier, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
pern (English): part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto...
Definitions
- part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto...
Ancestry of “pern”, step by step
pern traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English preen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preen | A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing... |
| 2 | Old French | proignier | to trim the feathers with the beak |
| 3 | Old French | prooignier | — |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Italian perno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | perno | pivot |
| 2 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via Catalan perna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | perna | leg lower limb of a human |