Where does “kärnkraft” come from?
kärnkraft (Swedish) comes from Swedish kärna, from Old Swedish kiærne, from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
kärnkraft (Swedish): nuclear power; a nuclear force
Definitions
- nuclear power; a nuclear force
Ancestry of “kärnkraft”, step by step
kärnkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Swedish kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kraft | a force; strength, power |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krapter | power, strength |
| 3 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |