yearning

Bedeutung (Englisch)

yearn

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈjɝnɪŋ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”). By surface analysis, yearn + -ing.

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