Where does “garn” come from?

garn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic garną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn-.

garn (Norwegian Bokmål): yarn; a net

Definitions

  1. yarn; a net

Ancestry of “garn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegarn—
2Proto-Germanicgarnąyarn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰorn-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garną →Every word from Old Norse garn →