Where does “Jahresbedarf” come from?

Jahresbedarf (German) comes from German Bedarf, from Middle Low German bedarf, from Middle Low German bedörven, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.

Jahresbedarf (German): annual requirement(s)

Definitions

  1. annual requirement(s)

Ancestry of “Jahresbedarf”, step by step

Jahresbedarf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bedarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBedarfneed; demand
2Middle Low Germanbedarf—
3Middle Low Germanbedörven—
4Old Saxonbi-A productive prefix usually used to form verbs...
5Old Saxonbīby, near, around
6Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
7Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
8Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
9Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German jahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjahryear solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4Middle High German-ic—
5Old High German-ig—
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →