quernstone

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

millstone

grindstone

sharpening stone

burrstone

rotten-stone

rubberstone

millstone grit

rub stone

hone

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: querneston

Overgenomen van Oudengels: cweornstān

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: quirnstein

Verwant aan Oudnoors: 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.