Where does “-jährig” come from?

-jährig (German) comes from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-jährig (German): years old; years lasting

Definitions

  1. years old; years lasting

Ancestry of “-jährig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2Middle High German-ic—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-jährig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →