Where does “kernwapen” come from?

kernwapen (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.

kernwapen (Dutch): nuclear weapon

Definitions

  1. nuclear weapon

Ancestry of “kernwapen”, step by step

kernwapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kern

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

via Dutch wapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwapenweapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the...
2Middle Dutchwâpen—
3Old Dutchwāpan—
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “kernwapen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →