Where does “duoncentjaro” come from?
duoncentjaro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto centjaro, from Esperanto jaro, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz — to cut, cut off, sever.
duoncentjaro (Esperanto): a half-century
Ancestry of “duoncentjaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | centjaro | a century |
| 2 | Esperanto | jaro | year |
| 3 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 4 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rinc | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |