Where does “kärnvapenfri” come from?
kärnvapenfri (Swedish) comes from Swedish kärnvapen, 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.
kärnvapenfri (Swedish): free of nuclear weapons
Definitions
- free of nuclear weapons
Ancestry of “kärnvapenfri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärnvapen | a nuclear weapon |
| 2 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |