Where does “jar” come from?

Jar comes from Middle English jarre, from Medieval Latin jarra, of uncertain origin.

jar (English): An earthenware container, either with two or no...

Definitions

  1. An earthenware container, either with two or no...

Ancestry of “jar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchirrenplural of chile
2Old Englishceorianto murmur; complain
3Proto-West Germanickarēnto murmur, complain; to care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “jar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karēn →Every word from Old English ceorian →