Where does “cornes” come from?
cornes (Middle English) comes from Middle English corn, from Old English corn, from Proto-West Germanic 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.
Ancestry of “cornes”, step by step
cornes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English corn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 2 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Middle English corne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | corne | callus; Alternative form of corne |
| 2 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |