Where does “firengeorn” come from?

firengeorn (Old English) comes from Old English ġeorn, from Proto-West Germanic gern, from Proto-Germanic gernaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

firengeorn (Old English): sinful

Definitions

  1. sinful

Ancestry of “firengeorn”, step by step

firengeorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeorneager
2Proto-West Germanicgerneager, willing
3Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Old English firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gern →
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