Where does “birthyear” come from?

birthyear (English) comes from English birth, from Middle English birthen, from Old English byrþen, from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

birthyear (English): The year in which one was born; year of birth

Definitions

  1. The year in which one was born; year of birth

Ancestry of “birthyear”, step by step

birthyear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English birth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirthThe process of childbearing; the beginning of...
2Middle Englishbirthen—
3Old Englishbyrþenburden
4Proto-West Germanicburþiniburden
5Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
6Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English year

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyearA solar year, the time it takes the Earth to...
2Middle Englishyeeryear
3Old Englishġēaryear
4Proto-West Germanicjāryear
5Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burþī →
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