Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwernu
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kwernuz.
Noun[edit]
*kwernu m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| u-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kwernu | |
| Genitive | *kwernō | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kwernu | *kwirniwi, *kwernō |
| Accusative | *kwernu | *kwernū |
| Genitive | *kwernō | *kwirniwō |
| Dative | *kwirniwi, *kwernō | *kwernum |
| Instrumental | *kwernu | *kwernum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old Saxon: kwern, quern
- Middle Low German: quern
- Old Dutch: *kwern
- Old High German: kwirn, quirn, kurn, churn
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 50: “PWGmc *kwernu”