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Where does “Hilfswilliger” come from?

Hilfswilliger (German) comes from German willig, 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.

Hilfswilliger (German): voluntary assistant; Hiwi; foreign collaborator...

Definitions

  1. voluntary assistant; Hiwi; foreign collaborator...

Ancestry of “Hilfswilliger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwilligwilling; amorous, randy, horny
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 “Hilfswilliger”

  • Hiwi
  • Hiwi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →