Where does “kernel” come from?
kernel (Portuguese) comes from English kernel, from Middle English kernel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil.
kernel (Portuguese): kernel
Ancestry of “kernel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kernel | The core, center, or essence of an object or... |
| 2 | Middle English | kernel | A seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;... |
| 3 | Old English | cyrnel | a kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kurnil | — |