kʷer-2

    kʷer-2

    English meaning: a kind of dish or pot

    Deutsche Übersetzung: in Worten, die etwas Schũssel-, Schalenartiges bedeuten

    Material: O.Ind. carú- “Kessel, pot, pan”, wherefore probably karkarī “water jug”, karaŋka- “cranium”; O.Ir. co(i)re (though not from *kʷerijo-, but from *kʷerijo-), Welsh pair, Corn. pêr “Kessel”; O.N. hverr m. “Kessel”, O.E. hwer, O.H.G. (h)wer ds. n-extension lies before in: M.Ir. cern f. “ platter “, Mod.Ice. hvörn “bone in Fischkopf”, Nor. dial. hvann ds.; Goth. ƕaírnei f. “cranium”, O.Ice. hverna f. “Kochgeschirr”.

    References: WP. I 518.