Proto-Indo-European

*ǵr̥h₂nóm

‘grain’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

21 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm, most familiar first.

• corn ← *korn ← *kurną
• grain ← greyn ← grānum ← *grānom
• granite ← granit ← granito ← granire ← grano
• gram ← grānum ← *grānom
• kernel ← cyrnel ← *kurnil ← *kurną
• garner ← gerner ← gernier ← grānārium ← grānum
• grange ← graunge ← *grānica ← grānum ← *grānom
• granger ← graunger ← grangier ← granicārium ← *granica
• corny ← corn ← corn ← *korn ← *kurną
• kern ← corn ← corn ← *korn ← *kurną
• granular ← grānulum ← ulum ← grānum ← *grānom
• granary ← grānārium ← grānum ← *grānom

More words from *ǵr̥h₂nóm

• grenadier
• granule
• grano
• granum
• grao
• grenado
• granatin
• graniform
• kernelly

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm