Where does “jarðarkjarni” come from?

jarðarkjarni (Faroese) comes from Faroese kjarni, from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

jarðarkjarni (Faroese): Earth's core

Definitions

  1. Earth's core

Ancestry of “jarðarkjarni”, step by step

jarðarkjarni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kjarni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekjarnikernel; pit, pip, stone; core, nucleus, essence,...
2Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
3Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Faroese jørð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejørðearth
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →