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 of a nut.

kernel (Portuguese): kernel central part of certain operating systems

Definitions

  1. kernel central part of certain operating systems

Ancestry of “kernel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkernelThe core, center, or essence of an object or...
2Middle EnglishkernelA seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;...
3Old Englishcyrnela kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an...
4Proto-West Germanic*kurnilkernel of a nut
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil →Every word from Old English cyrnel →Every word from Middle English kernel →