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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”

  • kernicterus
  • steinkern
  • nebenkern
  • kernicteric
  • керн
  • Kernkraft
  • Kernphysik
  • Kernspinresonanz
  • Kernverschmelzung
  • Atomkern
  • Kernresonanzspektroskopie
  • Kernresonanz
  • Kernwaffenversuch
  • Kernwaffe
  • Kernbrennstoff
  • Bohrkern
  • kerngesund
  • Betriebssystemkern
  • Zellkern
  • Kernmasse
  • Kernikterus
  • Sonnenblumenkern
  • Kerne
  • Kerntechnik
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