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

Definitions

  1. eagle; miser

Ancestry of “earn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianern—
2Proto-Germanicarôeagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Frisian ern →