Where does “yern” come from?

yern (English) comes 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.

yern (English): Willing, eager, covetous, swift, nimble, earnest;...

Definitions

  1. Willing, eager, covetous, swift, nimble, earnest;...

Ancestry of “yern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyernwilling, eager; to coagulate or curdle
2Old Englishġeorneager
3Proto-West Germanicgerneager, willing
4Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gern →