Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "strife, seriousness" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesernust(Old High German)
Given Name DescendantsErnest(Catalan) Arnošt(Czech) Ernst(Danish) Ernst(Dutch) Earnest, Ernest(English) Erno(Finnish) Ernest(French) Ernst(German) Ernust(Germanic) Ernő(Hungarian) Ernesta, Ernesto(Italian) Ernests(Latvian) Ernesta, Ernestas(Lithuanian) Ernst(Norwegian) Ernest(Polish) Ernesto(Portuguese) Ernest(Slovak) Ernest(Slovene) Arnošt(Sorbian) Ernesto(Spanish) Ernst(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 35.