garn

Swedish

noun

Definitions

yarn; a twisted strand of fiber used for e.g. knitting

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse garn inherited from Proto-Germanic *garną (yarn) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰorn-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nanoyarn English
yarn English
yarncraft English
yarner English
yarnless English
yarnlike English
yarnmaker English
yarnover English
yarnspinner English
yarnspinning English
yarny English
*ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰorn- Proto-Indo-European
garn Norwegian Bokmål
*garną Proto-Germanic
reda Swedish
redgarn Swedish
redgarnsstrumpa Swedish
garn Norwegian Nynorsk
gearn Old English
ġearn Old English
yarne Middle English
garn Old Norse
garn Danish
garn Icelandic
garn Old High German
*garn gmw-pro
*jern Old Frisian