Where does “kjernefysisk” come from?

kjernefysisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjerne, from Danish kjerne, from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kjernefysisk (Norwegian Bokmål): nuclear, relating to nuclear physics

Definitions

  1. nuclear, relating to nuclear physics

Ancestry of “kjernefysisk”, step by step

kjernefysisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjernea core, nucleus
2Danishkjerne
3Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Bokmål fysisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfysiskphysical; physically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm
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