Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kernô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Related to *kurną (“corn, grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈker.nɔːː/

Noun

*kernô m

1. kernel, core

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kernô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kernô	*kernaniz
vocative	*kernô	*kernaniz
accusative	*kernanų	*kernanunz
genitive	*kirniniz	*kernanǫ̂
dative	*kirnini	*kernammaz
instrumental	*kirninē	*kernammiz

Derived terms

• *kernǭ

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *kerna m, *kerne f, *kern n
  • Saterland Frisian: Kädden n
  • West Frisian: kearn m or f
• Old Saxon: kerno m, *kern m, *kerna f
  • Middle Low German: kerne, kern, karne, karn m or f
    • German Low German: Keern m
• Old Dutch: *kerno m, *kerna f
  • Middle Dutch: kerne, keerne f
    • Dutch: keern, kern f
• Old High German: kerno, kern m
  • Middle High German: kerne, kern
    • Central Franconian:
      • Hunsrik: Kern
    • German: Kern
    • Luxembourgish: Kär
• Old Norse: kjarni
  • Icelandic: kjarni
  • Faroese: kjarni
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjerne
  • Old Swedish: kiärne
    • Swedish: kärna (from the oblique), kärne (obsolete or dialectal)
  • Danish: kerne