Where does “Koorn” come from?

Koorn (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German kôrn, from Old Saxon korn, 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.

Koorn (German Low German): corn; grain; cereal

Definitions

  1. corn; grain; cereal

Ancestry of “Koorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankôrn—
2Old Saxonkorn—
3Proto-West Germanickorncorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →