Where does “bygkorn” come from?
bygkorn (Danish) comes from Danish korn, from Old Norse 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.
bygkorn (Danish): stye; barleycorn
Ancestry of “bygkorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | korn | corn, cereal; grain |
| 2 | Old Norse | korn | corn; grain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |