Where does “yarn” come from?

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

yarn (Middle English): Alternative form of yarne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of yarne

Ancestry of “yarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġearnyarn, spun wool
2Proto-West Germanicgarnyarn
3Proto-Germanicgarnąyarn
4Proto-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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