Where does “kjernemelk” come from?

kjernemelk (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.

kjernemelk (Norwegian Bokmål): buttermilk

Definitions

  1. buttermilk

Ancestry of “kjernemelk”, step by step

kjernemelk 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 melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmelkmilk; A juice from plants that looks like milk;...
2Danishmælkmilk; milt, roe; imperative of mælke
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →