Where does “kwern” come from?
kwern (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kwernuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “kwern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwernuz | millstone; handmill; quern |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷérh₂nus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂wō | quern, mill-stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
Words derived from “kwern”