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Where does “netkorn” come from?

netkorn (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.

netkorn (Icelandic): ribosome

Definitions

  1. ribosome

Ancestry of “netkorn”, step by step

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
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