Where does “corngrowing” come from?
corngrowing (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
corngrowing (English): The growing of corn
Definitions
- The growing of corn
Ancestry of “corngrowing”, step by step
corngrowing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corn | The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 3 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English growing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | growing | present participle of grow; growth; increase;... |
| 2 | English | grow | To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | growen | To grow usually of plants, fruit, etc |
| 4 | Old English | grōwan | to grow, increase, flourish, germinate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |