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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwernuz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂- (“heavy”). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रावन् (grāvan, “pressing stone”), Lithuanian gìrna (“grindstone, millstone”), Russian жернов (žernov, “grindstone, millstone”), Old Irish bró (“millstone, handmill”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʷer.nuz/
Inflection
| u-stemDeclension of *kwernuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kwernuz | *kwirniwiz | |
| vocative | *kwernu | *kwirniwiz | |
| accusative | *kwernų | *kwernunz | |
| genitive | *kwernauz | *kwirniwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kwirniwi | *kwernumaz | |
| instrumental | *kwernū | *kwernumiz | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Saxon: kwern, quern
- Middle Low German: quern
- Old Dutch: *kwern
- Old High German: kwirn, quirn, kurn, churn
- Middle High German: kurn, kürn
- Gothic: *𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (*qairnus) (in 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (asiluqairnus))
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 318
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