Words that come from Proto-Germanic “garnō”

39 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-Germanic garnō — including yarn, garn, yarnover, yarner, yarnspinning, yarny, yarnlike, yarnspinner.

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English (13)

Middle English (4)

Dutch (2)

Icelandic (2)

Old English (2)

Old Norse (2)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

German (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)