Where does “grankogle” come from?

grankogle (Danish) comes from Danish grån, from Old Norse grǫn, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grankogle (Danish): spruce cone

Definitions

  1. spruce cone

Ancestry of “grankogle”, step by step

grankogle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrånimperative of gråne
2Old Norsegrǫnspruce, pine tree; mustache, lip
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Danish kogle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkoglecone
2Middle Low Germankokelen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →