Where does “ġeorn” come from?

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

ġeorn (Old English): eager

Definitions

  1. eager

Ancestry of “ġeorn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġeorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gern →
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