Where does “gerno” come from?

gerno (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic gernō, from Proto-Germanic gernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gerno (Old Saxon): willingly

Definitions

  1. willingly

Ancestry of “gerno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgernōwillingly, eagerly
2Proto-Germanicgernôwillingly, eagerly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gernô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gernō →
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