Where does “chrine” come from?

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

Ancestry of “chrine”, step by step

chrine 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 →