Where does “kernô” come from?

kernô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kernô (Proto-Germanic): kernel, core

Definitions

  1. kernel, core

Ancestry of “kernô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kernô”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →