Where does “gruskorn” come from?

gruskorn (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.

gruskorn (Swedish): a piece of gravel (small stone from gravel)

Definitions

  1. a piece of gravel (small stone from gravel)

Ancestry of “gruskorn”, step by step

gruskorn 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 grus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrusgravel (small pieces of stone)
2Old Swedishgrus—
3Middle Low Germangrūs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →