Where does “quern” come from?

quern (Middle English) comes from Old English cweorn, from Proto-West Germanic *kwernu, from Proto-Germanic kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

quern (Middle English): A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains; A...

Definitions

  1. A quern or quirn; a device for grinding grains; A...

Ancestry of “quern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweornquern
2Proto-West Germanic*kwernuquern, hand-mill
3Proto-Germanickwernōmillstone; handmill; quern
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “quern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →