Where does “Kornrade” come from?

Kornrade (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.

Kornrade (German): corncockle (plant of the genus Agrostemma)

Definitions

  1. corncockle (plant of the genus Agrostemma)

Ancestry of “Kornrade”, step by step

Kornrade 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 rade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-