Where does “Geschwindigkeit” come from?

Geschwindigkeit (German) comes from German -igkeit, 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.

Geschwindigkeit (German): speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate

Definitions

  1. speed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate

Ancestry of “Geschwindigkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-igkeitforms nouns from adjectives
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

Words derived from “Geschwindigkeit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-