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Where does “kwernō” come from?

kwernō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kwernō (Proto-Germanic): millstone; handmill; quern

Definitions

  1. millstone; handmill; quern

Ancestry of “kwernō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “kwernō”

  • quern
  • Quorn
  • whinstone
  • quernstone
  • Quorndon
  • kvarn
  • kaffekvarn
  • pepparkvarn
  • kvern
  • quern
  • cwerne
  • cweorndun
  • cweorn
  • kvörn
  • kvern
  • qwarn
  • kvarn
  • kværn
  • kvæðn
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