Where does “Johr” come from?

Johr (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

Johr (Central Franconian): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “Johr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjāryear
2Old High Germanjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →