Where does “yr” come from?
Your derives from Middle English yere, Old English ġēar, Proto-Germanic izweraz, and Proto-Indo-European roots yōro- and yū́, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European túh₂.
yr (English): Abbreviation of year; Abbreviation of your
Definitions
- Abbreviation of year; Abbreviation of your
Ancestry of “yr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | yr | the runic letter ᚣ |
| 2 | Old Norse | ýr | bow, yew; yew, a bow, the runic letter ᛦ |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īhwaz | yew; name of the I-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁eyHw- | — |