Where does “steinkern” come from?

steinkern (English) comes from German Steinkern, 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.

steinkern (English): A fossil formed from sediment that filled a...

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  1. A fossil formed from sediment that filled a...

Ancestry of “steinkern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSteinkern—
2GermanKernkernel; grain; core, nucleus
3Middle High Germankern—
4Old High Germankernocore; pith
5Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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