English
Kerne Bridge
Kerne Bridge comes from Old English cweorn ‘quern’, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō ‘millstone’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂wō‘heavy stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwernō‘millstone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kwernu‘quern, hand-mill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cweorn‘quern’
- EnglishtodayKerne Bridge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂wō‘heavy stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kwernō‘millstone’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kwernu‘quern, hand-mill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150cweorn‘quern’
- EnglishtodayKerne Bridge
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, gravitate, aggravation, brio, brigand, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
grave, gravity, brutal, grief, brute, grieve, grievous, grievance, aggravate, gravitation, gravitas, brut, barite, baryon, 15 more
Today it means
name A hamlet in Walford parish, south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5818).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / Kerne Bridge