Where does “Korn” come from?

Korn (German) comes from Middle High German korn, from Old High German 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.

Korn (German): kernel; single grain

Definitions

  1. kernel; single grain

Ancestry of “Korn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankorn—
2Old High Germankorn—
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

Words derived from “Korn”

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