Where does “donkey's ears” come from?
donkey's ears (English) comes from English years, from English year, from Middle English yeer, from Old English ġēar, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
donkey's ears (English): A long time, years and years; A pair of scissor...
Definitions
- A long time, years and years; A pair of scissor...
Ancestry of “donkey's ears”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | years | plural of year; API pl; A very long time |
| 2 | English | year | A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to... |
| 3 | Middle English | yeer | year |
| 4 | Old English | ġēar | year |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
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