Where does “kern” come from?

kern (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kerne, from Old Dutch kerno, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kern (Dutch): nucleus, core; nucleus; nuclear

Definitions

  1. nucleus, core; nucleus; nuclear

Ancestry of “kern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkerne—
2Old Dutchkerno—
3Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kern”

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