| 【earn】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "earnian," and "esne." It carries the basic meaning of "earn." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "earn"]
earn ****[1131] If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
earning ☆[4597] earn + ing
earnings ***[2213] money received as wages or gained as profit
[WORD ROOT]root earn
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] earn
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) earnian, esne
[MEANING]root earn
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 earnian deserve, earn, merit, labor for, win, get a reward for labor
- 【Old English】 esne labourer
- 【Old High German】 arnon to reap
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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earn ★★★★[1131] verb from earn
【DEFINITION】 If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
【Declension/Conjugation】 earned, earned, earning, earns
【ROOTs】 earn; earn
【Etymology】 《Old English earnian》 deserve, earn, merit, labor for, win, get a reward for labor
【First Known Meaning】 deserve, earn, merit, labor for, win, get a reward for labor
【DERIVATIVEs】 earner, earn
earning ☆[4597] noun from earn
【DEFINITION】 earn + ing
【pl.】 earnings
【COMPOSITION】 earn + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ earn; earn ⑵ ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English earnian》 deserve, earn, merit, labor for, win, get a reward for labor
earnings ★★★[2213] noun from earn
【DEFINITION】 money received as wages or gained as profit
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 return
【COMPOSITION】 earning + s
【ROOTs】 ⑴ earn; earn ⑵ ing; noun suffix ⑶ s; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English earnian》 deserve, earn, merit, labor for, win, get a reward for labor
Other words containing "earn"; earner
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
duc-, duct-
dub, doubt
drive, drift, drove
draw
drain, drought, dry
dra-, drama-, drast-
down
door
don-
domin-
