Where does “perne” come from?
perne (English) comes from English pern, from English preen, from Old French proignier, from Old French prooignier, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
perne (English): To spin or gyrate
Definitions
- To spin or gyrate
Ancestry of “perne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pern | part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto... |
| 2 | English | preen | A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing... |
| 3 | Old French | proignier | to trim the feathers with the beak |
| 4 | Old French | prooignier | — |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |