Origin of churn
before 1000; Middle English
chirne (noun), Old English
cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German
kerne, Old Norse
kjarni, kirna
OTHER WORDS FROM churn
Words nearby churn
churchyard beetle,
churidars,
churinga,
churl,
churlish,
churn,
churn drill,
churn molding,
churn out,
churning,
churr
Example sentences from the Web for churn
British Dictionary definitions for churn
churn
/ (tʃɜːn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of churn
churner, nounWord Origin for churn
Old English
ciern; related to Old Norse
kjarni, Middle Low German
kerne churn, German dialect
Kern cream