English
Kernen
Kernen comes from German Kern ‘kernel’, from Old High German kërno ‘core’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kernô.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kernô‘core, kernel’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kërno‘core’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kërne
- Germanc. 1650–presentKernas Kernen‘kernel’
- EnglishtodayKernen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kernô‘core, kernel’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050kërno‘core’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350kërne
- Germanc. 1650–presentKernas Kernen‘kernel’
- EnglishtodayKernen
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *kernô
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *kernô / Kernen