Where does “yarner” come from?

yarner (English) comes from English yarn, from Middle English yern, from Old English ġeorn, from Proto-West Germanic gern, from Proto-Germanic gernaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

yarner (English): One who tells yarns or stories; A yarn spinner

Definitions

  1. One who tells yarns or stories; A yarn spinner

Ancestry of “yarner”, step by step

yarner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyarnA twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or...
2Middle Englishyernwilling, eager; to coagulate or curdle
3Old Englishġeorneager
4Proto-West Germanicgerneager, willing
5Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Germanic gernazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gern
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