Where does “kjerneved” come from?

kjerneved (Norwegian) 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.

kjerneved (Norwegian): heartwood

Definitions

  1. heartwood

Ancestry of “kjerneved”, step by step

kjerneved traces back through 3 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 ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvedat, by, near, on near or next to
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjernecore, nucleus; essence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm