Where does “kurnel” come from?

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

kurnel (Middle English): Alternative form of kernel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kernel

Ancestry of “kurnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcyrnela kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an...
2Proto-West Germanic*kurnilkernel of a nut
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil →Every word from Old English cyrnel →