Korn

German (Berlin)

/kɔrn/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) kernel; single grain
  • (countable) bead knob on a gun barrel used for aiming
  • (uncountable) cereal; corn; grain type of plant and its fruit
  • (uncountable) rye (as the commonest kind of grain in German-speaking Europe)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German korn inherited from Old High German 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

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