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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gern
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gernaz.
Adjective
*gern
- 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, yearn (obsolete)
- Middle English: ȝeorn, yern
- Old Saxon: gern
- Old High German: gern, gerni
- Middle High German: gern, gerne