Where does “cérna” come from?
cérna (Hungarian) comes from German zwirn, from Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
cérna (Hungarian): thread
Ancestry of “cérna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zwirn | singular imperative of zwirnen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | zwirn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zwirn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twiʀn | twine, double thread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twiznaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwisnós | double |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |