Where does “*kwernu” come from?
*kwernu (Proto-West Germanic) 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.
Ancestry of “*kwernu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwernō | millstone; handmill; quern |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂wō | quern, mill-stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |