Where does “kværn” come from?

kværn (Old Swedish) 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.

kværn (Old Swedish): mill

Definitions

  1. mill

Ancestry of “kværn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kværn”

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