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Where does “Jänner” come from?

Jänner (German) comes from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Jänner (German): Synonym of Januar

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Januar

Ancestry of “Jänner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjenner—
2Latiniānuārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →