Where does “nebenkern” come from?

nebenkern (English) comes from German Kern, from Middle High German kern, from Old High German kerno, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

nebenkern (English): A mass or shred of chromatin-staining material...

Definitions

  1. A mass or shred of chromatin-staining material...

Ancestry of “nebenkern”, step by step

nebenkern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKernkernel; grain; core, nucleus
2Middle High Germankern—
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German neben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebennext to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near,...
2Middle High Germanneben—
3Germanin ebanī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →