*garnō

Runic: ᚷᚨᚱᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑr.nɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

intestines, gut

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *ǵʰorneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (‘intestines’) or *ǵʰern-. Probably cognate with Latin hernia, Lithuanian žarna and Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ) (khordḗ, ‘guts, string made of gut’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.garnōgarnôz
Acc.garnǭgarnōz
Gen.garnōzgarnǫ̂
Dat.garnōigarnōmaz
Inst.garnōgarnōmiz
Voc.garnōgarnôz

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Descendants

  • *garnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *granu (Old English)
      • grane (Middle English)
        • grane (English)
  • *granu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *granu (Old English)
      • grane (Middle English)
        • grane (English)
  • *garni (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *granu (Old English)
      • grane (Middle English)
        • grane (English)
  • *grani (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *granu (Old English)
      • grane (Middle English)
        • grane (English)
  • gǫrn (Old Norse)
    • gørn (Faroese)
    • görn (Icelandic)

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