Where does “kerna” come from?
kerna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.
Ancestry of “kerna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kirna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kirnijǭ | a churn |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kernǭ | butter tub; creme |