Where does “corn” come from?

corn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic 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.

corn (Old English): corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn...

Definitions

  1. corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn...

Ancestry of “corn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickorncorn, grain, cereal
2Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “corn”

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