korn

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • corn
  • grain (e.g. sandkorn; grain of sand)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse korn inherited from Proto-Germanic *kurną (corn, cereal, grain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain, worn-down), *ǵerh₂- (grow old, mature, old, grown-up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵerh₂-

Gloss

grow old, mature, old, grown-up

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Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
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