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Where does “chyrnen” come from?

chyrnen (Middle English) comes from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

chyrnen (Middle English): to churn

Definitions

  1. to churn

Ancestry of “chyrnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
2Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
3Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
4Proto-Norse-īna-—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “chyrnen”

  • churning
  • churn
  • churner
  • antichurning
  • churningly
  • churnable
  • churneth
  • rechurn
  • churnest
  • stomach-churning
  • stomach-churningly
  • chur
  • chyrne
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