Where does “fullkorn” come from?

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

fullkorn (Swedish): whole grain

Definitions

  1. whole grain

Ancestry of “fullkorn”, step by step

fullkorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorna seed of grain; barley; the genus "Hordeum ";...
2Old Norsekorncorn; grain
3Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fullkorn”

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