Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gern

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 *gernaz.

Adjective

*gern

1. eager, willing

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*gern
Genitive	*gernas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gern	*gernu	*gern
Accusative	*gernanā	*gernā	*gern
Genitive	*gernas	*gerneʀā	*gernas
Dative	*gernumē	*gerneʀē	*gernumē
Instrumental	*gernu	*gerneʀu	*gernu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*gernē	*gernō	*gernu
Accusative	*gernā	*gernā	*gernu
Genitive	*gerneʀō	*gerneʀō	*gerneʀō
Dative	*gernēm, *gernum	*gernēm, *gernum	*gernēm, *gernum
Instrumental	*gernēm, *gernum	*gernēm, *gernum	*gernēm, *gernum

Derived terms

• *gernō
• *girnijan

Descendants

• Old English: ġeorn
  • Middle English: ȝeorn, yern
    • English: yern (obsolete)
• Old Saxon: gern
• Old High German: gern, gerni
  • Middle High German: gern, gerne