Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną.

Noun

*garn n

  1. yarn

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *garn
Genitive *garnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *garn *garnu
Accusative *garn *garnu
Genitive *garnas *garnō
Dative *garnē *garnum
Instrumental *garnu *garnum

Descendants

  • Old English: ġearn
    • Middle English: yarn, ȝarn, ȝern, ȝerne, jarne, yarne, yeern
      • English: yarn
      • Scots: yairn
    • Middle English: garn, garne (conflated with Old Norse garn)
      • English: garn (obsolete)
  • Old Frisian: *jern, *jirn
  • Old Saxon: garn
    • Middle Low German: garn
      • German Low German: Gaarn
  • Old Dutch: *garn
  • Old High German: garn
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