Where does “Roggenkorn” come from?
Roggenkorn (German) comes from German Roggen, from German rocken, from Middle High German rocke, from Old High German rocko, from Proto-West Germanic *rokkō, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.
Roggenkorn (German): rye grain
Definitions
- rye grain
Ancestry of “Roggenkorn”, step by step
Roggenkorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Roggen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Roggen | rye |
| 2 | German | rocken | to get done, to accomplish |
| 3 | Middle High German | rocke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rocko | rye; spinning wheel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rokkō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rukkô | spinning wheel, distaff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rukn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ruk- | — |
via German kôrn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kôrn | kernel; single grain |
| 2 | Middle High German | korn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | korn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |