Where does “ȝern” come from?

ȝern (Middle English) comes from Middle English yarne, from Old English ġearn, from Proto-West Germanic garn, from Proto-Germanic garną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn-.

ȝern (Middle English): Alternative form of yarne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of yarne

Ancestry of “ȝern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyarneYarn; a length of fibre used to weave
2Old Englishġearnyarn, spun wool
3Proto-West Germanicgarnyarn
4Proto-Germanicgarnąyarn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰorn-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic garn →
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