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) Ernestina, Ernesto(Portuguese) Ernest(Slovak) Ernest(Slovene) Arnošt(Sorbian) Ernestina, Ernesto(Spanish) Ernst(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 35.