quernstone

Betekenis (Engels)

Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.

Sinonieme

millstone

grindstone

sharpening stone

burrstone

rotten-stone

rubberstone

millstone grit

rub stone

hone

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: querneston

Geërf van Old English: cweornstān

Verwante met Old High German: quirnstein

Verwante met Old Norse: kvernsteinn

In summary

From quern + stone. From Middle English querneston, whernston, from Old English cweornstān, from Proto-Germanic *kwernōstainaz. Cognate with Old High German quirnstein and Old Norse kvernsteinn.