Where does “jään” come from?

jään (Finnish) comes from Middle High German gerne, from Old High German gerno, from Proto-West Germanic gernō, from Proto-Germanic gernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

jään (Finnish): Genitive singular form of jää; First-person...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of jää; First-person...

Ancestry of “jään”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangerne—
2Old High Germangernowillingly
3Proto-West Germanicgernōwillingly, eagerly
4Proto-Germanicgernôwillingly, eagerly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “jään”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gernō →