Where does “kvern” come from?

kvern (Old Norse) comes 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.

kvern (Old Norse): a millstone; a quern, handmill

Definitions

  1. a millstone; a quern, handmill

Ancestry of “kvern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwernōmillstone; handmill; quern
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “kvern”

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