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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwernuz

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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

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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*kwernuz f

  1. millstone
  2. handmill; quern

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318