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

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