Where does “kernwapenvrij” come from?

kernwapenvrij (Dutch) comes from Dutch kernwapen, 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.

kernwapenvrij (Dutch): free from nuclear weapons

Definitions

  1. free from nuclear weapons

Ancestry of “kernwapenvrij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkernwapennuclear weapon
2Dutchkernnucleus, core; nucleus; nuclear
3Middle Dutchkerne—
4Old Dutchkerno—
5Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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