Where does “Vollkornmehl” come from?

Vollkornmehl (German) comes from German Vollkorn, 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 — to grow old, to mature.

Vollkornmehl (German): whole-wheat flour

Definitions

  1. whole-wheat flour

Ancestry of “Vollkornmehl”, step by step

Vollkornmehl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vollkorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVollkornwholemeal
2Germankôrnkernel; single grain
3Middle High Germankorn
4Old High Germankorn
5Proto-West Germanickorncorn, grain, cereal
6Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German Mehl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehlflour; meal; powder; dust
2Middle High Germanmel
3Old High Germanmeloflour
4West Germanic*melu
5Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm
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