Where does “tritiumkern” come from?

tritiumkern (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.

tritiumkern (Dutch): triton, tritium nucleus

Definitions

  1. triton, tritium nucleus

Ancestry of “tritiumkern”, step by step

tritiumkern 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 tritium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtritiumtritium
2Ancient Greekτρίτοςthird
3Ancient Greekτρι-tri-
4Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
5Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →