Old English geornan

← Proto-Germanic *girnijaną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *gernaz (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *-janą (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic *girnijan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (inherited)

→ Middle English yernen (inherited)