*kwernuz

Runic: ᚲᚹᛖᚱᚾᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkʷer.nuz/

noun · feminine · u-stem

Meanings

  1. millstone
  2. handmill; quern

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (‘heavy stone’), from *gʷréh₂us (‘heavy’). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रावन् (grāvan) (grāvan, ‘pressing stone’), Lithuanian gi̇̀rna (‘grindstone, millstone’), Russian жёрнов (žórnov, ‘grindstone, millstone’), Old Irish bró (‘millstone, handmill’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.kwernuzkwirniwiz
Acc.kwernųkwernunz
Gen.kwernauzkwirniwǫ̂
Dat.kwirniwikwernumaz
Inst.kwernūkwernumiz
Voc.kwernukwirniwiz

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Descendants

  • *kwernu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *kwern (Old Dutch)
      • querne (Middle Dutch)
        • kweern (Dutch)
  • *kwernu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • kwirn, quirn, kurn, churn (Old High German)
      • kurn, kürn (Middle High German)
  • *kwernu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • kwern, quern (Old Saxon)
      • quern (Middle Low German)
  • *𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (*qairnus) (Gothic)
  • 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (asiluqairnus) (Gothic)

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