1. Etymology of the English word earnest
the English word
earnestderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*er-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*erthoCognates
Dutch
ernst, German
ErnstUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word earnest
derived from the English word
earnestderived from the Old French word
erresUsage
Word found in Modern English
