Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/garn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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: gearn, ġearn, ġern
- Middle English: garn, yarn
  - Scots: yairn
  - English: yarn; garn (obsolete)
Old Frisian: *jern, *jirn
- Saterland Frisian: Jäiden, Jidden
- West Frisian: jern
Old Saxon: garn
- Middle Low German: garn
Old Dutch: *garn
- Middle Dutch: gāren
  - Dutch: garen
Old High German: garn, karn
- Middle High German: garn
  - German: Garn
  - Luxembourgish: Gar