Where does “wohgeorn” come from?

wohgeorn (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.

wohgeorn (Old English): eager in wickedness; loving iniquity

Definitions

  1. eager in wickedness; loving iniquity

Ancestry of “wohgeorn”, step by step

wohgeorn 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 wōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gern →