Where does “morgunkorn” come from?

morgunkorn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic korn, from Old Norse 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.

morgunkorn (Icelandic): breakfast cereal

Definitions

  1. breakfast cereal

Ancestry of “morgunkorn”, step by step

morgunkorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic korn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickorncorn; grain
2Old Norsekorncorn; grain
3Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Icelandic morgunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmorgunna morning
2Old Norsemorgunn—
3Proto-Germanic*murginaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmerkʷ-dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →