Where does “yearner” come from?

yearner (English) comes from English yearn, from Middle English yernen, from Old English ġeornan, from Proto-West Germanic girnijan, from Proto-Germanic girnijaną, from Proto-Germanic gernaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

yearner (English): someone who yearns

Definitions

  1. someone who yearns

Ancestry of “yearner”, step by step

yearner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yearn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyearnTo long, have a strong desire; To long for...
2Middle Englishyernento yearn; to yearn for
3Old Englishġeornanto desire, beg, yearn
4Proto-West Germanicgirnijanto be eager for, to desire
5Proto-Germanicgirnijanąto want, desire
6Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
7Proto-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-Germanic girnijaną
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