Where does “kerngezin” come from?
kerngezin (Dutch) comes from Dutch kern, 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.
kerngezin (Dutch): nuclear family
Ancestry of “kerngezin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kern | nucleus, core; nucleus; nuclear |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kerno | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |