Where does “kjerne” come from?

kjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

kjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk): core, nucleus; essence

Definitions

  1. core, nucleus; essence

Ancestry of “kjerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
2Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kjerne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →