Where does “Kornfeld” come from?

Kornfeld (German) comes from German kôrn, 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.

Kornfeld (German): cornfield

Definitions

  1. cornfield

Ancestry of “Kornfeld”, step by step

Kornfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kôrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankôrnkernel; single grain
2Middle High Germankorn
3Old High Germankorn
4Proto-West Germanickorncorn, grain, cereal
5Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt
3Old High Germanfeld
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-
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