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
- corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn...
Ancestry of “corn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “corn”