Where does “koring” come from?
koring (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch koren, from Middle Dutch koren, from Old Dutch korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
koring (Afrikaans): wheat
Ancestry of “koring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koren | grain; corn |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | koren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | korn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |