Where does “ġearn” come from?
ġearn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic garn, from Proto-Germanic garną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn-.
ġearn (Old English): yarn, spun wool
Ancestry of “ġearn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | garn | yarn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | garną | yarn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰorn- | — |
Words derived from “ġearn”