gearn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garną, whence also Old Saxon garn, Old High German garn, Old Norse garn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“tharm, gut, intestine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæɑrn/

Noun

ġearn n

yarn

Descendants

Middle English: yarn, garn
- English: yarn
- Scots: yairn

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