Where does “kernel” come from?

kernel (Middle English) comes from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil — kernel of a nut.

kernel (Middle English): A seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;...

Definitions

  1. A seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;...

Ancestry of “kernel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcyrnela kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an...
2Proto-West Germanic*kurnilkernel of a nut

Words derived from “kernel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil →Every word from Old English cyrnel →