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Where does “Adliger” come from?

Adliger (German) comes from German adlig, 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 — year.

Adliger (German): nobleman, noble, patrician, aristocrat

Definitions

  1. nobleman, noble, patrician, aristocrat

Ancestry of “Adliger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanadlighighborn, noble; pertaining to the nobility
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →