Where does “kvarn” come from?

kvarn (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kværn, 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.

kvarn (Swedish): mill; the grinding apparatus for substances such...

Definitions

  1. mill; the grinding apparatus for substances such...

Ancestry of “kvarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkværnmill
2Old Norsekverna millstone; a quern, handmill
3Proto-Germanickwernōmillstone; handmill; quern
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “kvarn”

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