Where does “korn” come from?

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

korn (Proto-West Germanic): corn, grain, cereal

Definitions

  1. corn, grain, cereal

Ancestry of “korn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “korn”

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