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Where does “kerno” come from?

kerno (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “kerno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kerno”

  • kernenergie
  • kerncentrale
  • kern
  • kernreactor
  • kernschaduw
  • kernonderzeeboot
  • kerngezin
  • kernonderzeeër
  • binnenkern
  • buitenkern
  • deuteriumkern
  • kernwapen
  • kernramp
  • atoomkern
  • kernbom
  • kernkabinet
  • kerne
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