Where does “cherne” come from?

cherne (Middle English) comes from Old English ċyrn, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

cherne (Middle English): churn

Definitions

  1. churn

Ancestry of “cherne”, step by step

cherne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċyrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċyrn—
2Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
3Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme

via Old English ċirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċirina churn

via Old English ċyrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċyrin—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ →Every word from Old English ċyrn →