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Where does “-köpfig” come from?

-köpfig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

-köpfig (German): Pertaining to the head count of a group; headed

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the head count of a group; headed

Ancestry of “-köpfig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “-köpfig”

  • janusköpfig
  • sechsköpfig
  • dreiköpfig
  • starrköpfig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →