Where does “hartkorn” come from?

hartkorn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hartkorn, from Norwegian Bokmål 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.

hartkorn (Norwegian Bokmål): Used of rye, barley and wheat which was used...

Definitions

  1. Used of rye, barley and wheat which was used...

Ancestry of “hartkorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhartkorn—
2Norwegian Bokmålkorngrain; a grain
3Old Norsekorncorn; grain
4Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →