gern
Old High German
/ɡern/
adj
Definitions
- willing, eager
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (eager, willing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gernaz
Gloss
eager, willing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kernas Finnish
- *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *gernaz Proto-Germanic
- ciricgeorn Old English
- firengeorn Old English
- georn Old English
- georne Old English
- wohgeorn Old English
- ġeorn Old English
- yern Middle English
- gjarn Old Norse
- gerno Old High German
- gīr Old High German
- gerne Middle High German
- gär Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *gern gmw-pro
- *gernō gmw-pro