Ernst
English
proper noun
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ernst (seriousness, earnestness, zeal, vigour) derived from Old High German ernust (strife, vigor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (fight, struggle, solidity, strength, earnest).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ernustuz
Gloss
fight, struggle, solidity, strength, earnest
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
力
Emoji
🛡️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ernest English
- Ernstian English
- Ernst German
- Ernstfall German
- ernst German
- ernsthaft German
- Ernesto Italian
- Ernesto Spanish, Castilian
- Ernesto Portuguese
- *arniz Proto-Germanic
- *ernustuz Proto-Germanic
- エルンスト Japanese
- eornest Old English
- eornost Old English
- Arnošt Czech
- Ernesto Esperanto
- ernust Old High German
- Eescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- eescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ernost Old Dutch
- ernist Old Saxon
- ernust Old Saxon
- èèrnscht Alemannic German
- ernst Old Frisian