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Old English iernan (mention)
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Old English ge- (mention)
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Old English rinnan (mention)
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English yearn (mention)
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English yearn (mention)
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Middle English yerning (inherited)
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Middle English yernyng (inherited)
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Middle English erning (mention)
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Middle English yern (mention)
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Proto-Germanic *-janą (mention)
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Proto-Germanic *ga- (derived)
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Proto-West Germanic *ga- (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (mention)
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English yearn (back-formation)