Where does “Kern” come from?
Kern (English) comes from French carne, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Kern (English): A corn; grain; kernel
Definitions
- A corn; grain; kernel
Ancestry of “Kern”, step by step
Kern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French carne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carne | meat; nag; angle, corner |
| 2 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Middle English curn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | curn | Alternative form of corn |