Where does “kerno” come from?
kerno (Old High German) 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.
kerno (Old High German): core; pith
Ancestry of “kerno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “kerno”