Where does “gaerne” come from?

gaerne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gerno, from Proto-West Germanic gernō, from Proto-Germanic gernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “gaerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgerno—
2Proto-West Germanicgernōwillingly, eagerly
3Proto-Germanicgernôwillingly, eagerly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gernō →