Where does “quernus” come from?

quernus (Latin) comes from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quernus (Latin): of oak, oaken

Definitions

  1. of oak, oaken

Ancestry of “quernus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
2Proto-Italickʷerkus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “quernus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus →