myEtymology.com: English etymology of cornhusker

Etymology of the English word cornhusker

the English word cornhusker

derived from the English word corn

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gr₀ə-no-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kurnam

derived from the English word husk

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Word found in Modern English