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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kirnijaną

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

Etymology

From *kernǭ (butter tub) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkir.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kirnijaną

  1. to churn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kirnijan
    • Old English: cernan
      • Middle English: chernen
    • Old Dutch: *kirnen
    • Old Saxon: *kirnian
    • Old High German: *kirnen
      • Middle High German: *kirnen
        • Central Franconian: kiere, kierne, keene, kerne
        • German: kirnen (rare, regional)
  • Old Norse: kirna
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