Where does “amelcorn” come from?
amelcorn (English) comes from German Amelkorn, from German kôrn, from Middle High German korn, from Old High German korn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
amelcorn (English): A variety of wheat from which starch is produced
Definitions
- A variety of wheat from which starch is produced
Ancestry of “amelcorn”, step by step
amelcorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Amelkorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amelkorn | {{m|en|amelcorn}} |
| 2 | German | kôrn | kernel; single grain |
| 3 | Middle High German | korn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | korn | — |
| 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 Dutch amelcoren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | amelcoren | — |
| 2 | English | amel | enamel; To enamel |
| 3 | Old English | amellen | — |
| 4 | Old French | esmailler | to enamel |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |