Where does “earn” come from?
earn (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ern, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
earn (West Frisian): eagle; miser
Ancestry of “earn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | ern | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |