Where does “Apfelentkerner” come from?
Apfelentkerner (German) comes from German Entkerner, from German entkernen, from German kern, from Middle High German kerne, from Old High German kerno, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
Apfelentkerner (German): apple-corer
Definitions
- apple-corer
Ancestry of “Apfelentkerner”, step by step
Apfelentkerner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entkerner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entkerner | pitter, corer device that removes pits or cores |
| 2 | German | entkernen | to decore |
| 3 | German | kern | kernel |
| 4 | Middle High German | kerne | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kerno | core; pith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |