Where does “earnful” come from?
earnful (English) comes from English earn, from Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.
earnful (English): Full of anxiety or yearning
Definitions
- Full of anxiety or yearning
Ancestry of “earnful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | earn | To gain through applied effort or work; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | ernen | To earn to accrue or receive payments |
| 3 | Old English | irnan | Alternative form of rinnan; to run |
| 4 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | to run, to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |