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Where does “𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉” come from?

𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉 (Gothic): kernel

Definitions

  1. kernel

Ancestry of “𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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