kvarn
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- mill; the grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, spices, coffee beans etc., or the building or object housing such a grinding apparatus.
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish kværn derived from Old Norse kvern (quern) derived from Proto-Germanic *kwernō (millstone) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerewn- (millstone).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷerewn-
Gloss
millstone
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gʷerewn- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷréh₂wō Proto-Indo-European
- kvern Norwegian Bokmål
- *kwernō Proto-Germanic
- kaffe Swedish
- kaffekvarn Swedish
- kvarnspel Swedish
- peppar Swedish
- pepparkvarn Swedish
- spel Swedish
- kvern Norwegian Nynorsk
- cweorn Old English
- kvern Old Norse
- kvernarauga Old Norse
- kvernsteinn Old Norse
- kvörn Icelandic
- kværn Old Swedish
- qwarn Westrobothnian
- kvæðn Jamtish