Where does “Kernfamilie” come from?

Kernfamilie (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Kernfamilie (German): nuclear family

Definitions

  1. nuclear family

Ancestry of “Kernfamilie”, step by step

Kernfamilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankernkernel
2Middle High Germankerne—
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German Familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFamiliefamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →