Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “kirna” come from?

kirna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

Ancestry of “kirna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
2Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme

Words derived from “kirna”

  • kerna
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →