kern

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kɛrn/

noun
Definitions
  • nucleus, core
  • (physics) nucleus (of an atom)
  • (physics) nuclear
  • (geology) core (of the Earth, or any other celestial body)
  • (mathematics) kernel (of a function)
  • settlement, built-up area

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kerne inherited from Old Dutch *kerno inherited from Proto-Germanic *kernô (kernel, core) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-, *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

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