German gern

← Danish gerne (cognate)

← English yern (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *gernô (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *gernaz (mention)

← Middle High German gerne (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *gernō (inherited)

← Old High German gerno (inherited)

← German Low German [[geren]] {{q|Paderbornisch}} (cognate)

← Dutch gaarne (cognate)

← Swedish gärna (cognate)

→ English yern (cognate)

→ Cimbrian gearn (cognate)

→ German ungern (prefix)

→ German gern geschehen (mention)

→ German begehren (mention)

→ German gernhaben (compound)

→ Alemannic German Giir (cognate)

→ Luxembourgish gär (cognate)

→ Dutch geren (cognate)

→ Pennsylvania German garn (cognate)