Where does “quern” come from?
Quern comes from Middle English quern, from Old English cweorn, from Proto-Germanic kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerewn-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root gʷréh₂us meaning to grind.
quern (English): A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill...
Definitions
- A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill...
Ancestry of “quern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | quern | A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains; A... |
| 2 | Old English | cweorn | quern |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kwernu | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “quern”