kjarni
Icelandic
/ˈcʰartnɪ/
noun
Definitions
- core, essence, nucleus
- kernel; central part of a nut
- (chemistry) nucleus massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons
- (cytology) nucleus large organelle found in cells which contains genetic material
- (computing) kernel central part in most computer operating systems
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kjarni (kernel, core) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kernô (kernel, core) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-n-on-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵerh₂-n-on-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kern English
- kerned English
- kerning English
- kernish English
- *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-n-on- Proto-Indo-European
- kjerne Norwegian Bokmål
- *kernô Proto-Germanic
- *kernǭ Proto-Germanic
- atomkärna Swedish
- kärna Swedish
- kärnkraft Swedish
- kärnmjölk Swedish
- kärnvapen Swedish
- stadskärna Swedish
- kjerne Norwegian Nynorsk
- curn Middle English
- kjarni Old Norse
- kerne Danish
- hvarf Icelandic
- kjarnahvarf Icelandic
- kjarnakorn Icelandic
- kjarnavopn Icelandic
- korn Icelandic
- vopn Icelandic
- cerna Galician
- cerne Galician
- kerno Old High German
- kjarni Faroese
- Kär Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *kerno Old Dutch
- kiærne Old Swedish