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Where does “diernan” come from?

diernan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *darnijan.

diernan (Old English): to keep secret; to conceal, hide; to restrain

Definitions

  1. to keep secret; to conceal, hide; to restrain

Ancestry of “diernan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*darnijan—

Words derived from “diernan”

  • darn
  • darning
  • darner
  • darneth
  • darnable
  • goshdarnit
  • dærnen
  • dernen
  • dèrner
Every word from Proto-Germanic *darnijan →