Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gernō

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 *gernô. Equivalent to *gern (“eager, willing”) +‎ *-ō.

Adverb

*gernō

1. willingly, eagerly

Descendants

• Old English: ġeorne
  • Middle English: ȝeorne, ȝerne, gerne, ȝorne
• Old Saxon: gerno
  • Middle Low German: gerne
• Old Dutch: *gerno
  • Middle Dutch: gerne
    • Dutch: gaarne
    • Limburgish: gaern, gaer
    • West Flemish: geirn
• Old High German: gerno
  • Middle High German: gerne
    • Bavarian: gean
      • Cimbrian: gearn
    • Central Franconian: jään, jär, gär(e), geare
      • Luxembourgish: gär, gären
    • German: gern, gerne