Where does “sundcorn” come from?
sundcorn (Old English) comes from Old English corn, 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.
sundcorn (Old English): saxifrage
Definitions
- saxifrage
Ancestry of “sundcorn”, step by step
sundcorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English corn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Old English sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |