kern etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: kerne, from Anglo-Norman French kerne, from Irish: cethern, from Proto-Celtic: *kerno-, meaning "horn" or "knee"

Meaning:

• A hard seed within a fruit, usually enclosed in a fibrous or leathery coating.
• A type of Irish foot soldier, armed with a spear and an axe.

Origin:

The word "kern" entered Middle English from Anglo-Norman French, which in turn borrowed it from Irish. The Irish word cethern originally referred to a horn or knee, but it was later extended to mean a hard seed or nut.

Related Words:

• kernel
• corn
• grain
• pit

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