English
ern
Alteration of erne.
Another origin of ern
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to undulate, churn’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rinnaną‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rinnan‘to run, to flow’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rinnan‘to run’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150irnan‘to run, move quickly’metathetic variant of rinnan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ernen
- Englishtodayern
Another origin of ern
- Old Englishc. 450–1150iermanas yrman‘to afflict, vex’uncertain
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ermenuncertain
- Englishtodayern
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ern