Where does “kernvrij” come from?

kernvrij (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.

kernvrij (Dutch): free from nuclear weapons; nuclear-free

Definitions

  1. free from nuclear weapons; nuclear-free

Ancestry of “kernvrij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkernnucleus, core; nucleus; nuclear
2Middle Dutchkerne—
3Old Dutchkerno—
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →