Where does “erne” come from?
erne (Middle English) comes from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
Ancestry of “erne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |
Words derived from “erne”