Where does “jaro” come from?
jaro (Esperanto) comes from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
jaro (Esperanto): year
Definitions
- year
Ancestry of “jaro”, step by step
jaro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 2 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |