Where does “guernier” come from?

guernier (Old French) comes from Old French grenier, from Latin grānārium, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “guernier”, step by step

guernier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French grenier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrenier
2Latingrānāriumgranary
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Latin granarium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingranariumgranary
2Latin-ariumUsed to form nouns denoting a "place where things...
3Latin-ariusUsed to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm
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