Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwernuz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₂nus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रावन् (grāvan, “pressing stone”), Lithuanian gìrna (“grindstone, millstone”), Russian жёрнов (žórnov, “grindstone, millstone”), Old Irish bró (“millstone, handmill”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*kwernuz f
Inflection edit
u-stemDeclension of *kwernuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kwernuz | *kwirniwiz | |
vocative | *kwernu | *kwirniwiz | |
accusative | *kwernų | *kwernunz | |
genitive | *kwernauz | *kwirniwǫ̂ | |
dative | *kwirniwi | *kwernumaz | |
instrumental | *kwernū | *kwernumiz |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *kwernu
- Gothic: *𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (*qairnus) (in 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (asiluqairnus))