garn

Norwegian

/ɡɑːɳ/

noun-n1

Definitions

uncountable yarn (spun thread)
a net (fishing)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse garn inherited from Proto-Germanic *garną (yarn) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰorn-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰorn- Proto-Indo-European
*garną Proto-Germanic
garn Swedish
garn Norwegian Nynorsk
gearn Old English
ġearn Old English
garn Old Norse
garn Danish
garn Icelandic
garn Old High German
*garn gmw-pro
*jern Old Frisian