Where does “graanschuur” come from?
graanschuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch graan, from Middle Dutch grâen, 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.
graanschuur (Dutch): granary; food bowl
Definitions
- granary; food bowl
Ancestry of “graanschuur”, step by step
graanschuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch graan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | graan | Grain, the edible seeds of certain grasses; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | grâen | — |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |