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Where does “arniz” come from?

arniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

arniz (Proto-Germanic): efficient, capable, diligent, sure

Definitions

  1. efficient, capable, diligent, sure

Ancestry of “arniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “arniz”

  • earnest
  • Ernest
  • Ernst
  • earnestness
  • overearnest
  • earnesty
  • earnester
  • overearnestly
  • overearnestness
  • earnestful
  • Ernstian
  • ernest
  • Ernesto
  • Ernesto
  • Ernest
  • Ernst
  • ernst
  • todernst
  • Ernesto
  • Ernesto
  • エルンスト
  • ernst
  • ernest
  • eornest
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