Where does “maiskorn” come from?
maiskorn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
maiskorn (Norwegian Bokmål): kernel of maize / corn; sweetcorn
Definitions
- kernel of maize / corn; sweetcorn
Ancestry of “maiskorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | korn | grain; a grain |
| 2 | Old Norse | korn | corn; grain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |