Where does “microkernel” come from?

microkernel (English) comes from English kernel, from Middle English kernel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil — kernel of a nut.

microkernel (English): A minimal operating system kernel offering basic...

Definitions

  1. A minimal operating system kernel offering basic...

Ancestry of “microkernel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkernelThe core, center, or essence of an object or...
2Middle EnglishkernelA seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;...
3Old Englishcyrnela kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an...
4Proto-West Germanic*kurnilkernel of a nut
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil →Every word from Old English cyrnel →Every word from Middle English kernel →
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