Where does “gern” come from?

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

gern (Old High German): willing, eager

Definitions

  1. willing, eager

Ancestry of “gern”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gern”

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