Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwernō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *kwernuz, a rare feminine u-stem reanalysed as an ō-stem, in turn from Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Lithuanian girna (“grindstone, millstone”), Russian жёрнов (žórnov, “grindstone, millstone”), Old Irish bró (“millstone, handmill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷer.nɔː/

Noun

*kwernō f

  1. millstone
  2. handmill; quern

Inflection

Declension of *kwernō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwernō *kwernôz
vocative *kwernō *kwernôz
accusative *kwernǭ *kwernōz
genitive *kwernōz *kwernǫ̂
dative *kwernōi *kwernōmaz
instrumental *kwernō *kwernōmiz

Descendants

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