Where does “ernten” come from?

ernten (German) comes 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.

ernten (German): to harvest, to reap

Definitions

  1. to harvest, to reap

Ancestry of “ernten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishernenTo earn to accrue or receive payments
2Old EnglishirnanAlternative form of rinnan; to run
3Old Englishrinnanto run
4Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
5Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “ernten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →