Where does “kvernarauga” come from?

kvernarauga (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kvern, 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.

kvernarauga (Old Norse): the eye or hole of a millstone

Definitions

  1. the eye or hole of a millstone

Ancestry of “kvernarauga”, step by step

kvernarauga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kvern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekverna millstone; a quern, handmill
2Proto-Germanickwernōmillstone; handmill; quern
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Old Norse auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaugaeye
2Proto-Germanicaugôeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →