Where does “peper corn” come from?
peper corn (Middle English) comes from Old English piporcorn, 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.
peper corn (Middle English): peppercorn
Definitions
- peppercorn
Ancestry of “peper corn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | piporcorn | peppercorn |
| 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 |