Where does “Cornishwoman” come from?
Cornishwoman (English) comes from English Cornish, from English corn, from Middle English corn, from Old English corn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
Cornishwoman (English): A woman from Cornwall
Definitions
- A woman from Cornwall
Ancestry of “Cornishwoman”, step by step
Cornishwoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cornish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cornish | Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of... |
| 2 | English | corn | The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 4 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |