Where does “Kern” come from?

Kern (German) comes 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.

Kern (German): kernel; grain; core, nucleus

Definitions

  1. kernel; grain; core, nucleus

Ancestry of “Kern”, step by step

Kern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kern

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

via Middle High German kerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankerne—

Words derived from “Kern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →