Where does “Sampkuarn” come from?
Sampkuarn (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Kuarn, from Middle Low German kôrn, from Old Saxon korn, 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.
Sampkuarn (Plautdietsch): mustard seed
Definitions
- mustard seed
Ancestry of “Sampkuarn”, step by step
Sampkuarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Kuarn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Kuarn | kernel, nugget |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kôrn | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | korn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |