Where does “Jahresbericht” come from?

Jahresbericht (German) comes from German jahr, from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Jahresbericht (German): annual report

Definitions

  1. annual report

Ancestry of “Jahresbericht”, step by step

Jahresbericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German bericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberichtreport, account, news story
2Middle High Germanberiht
3Middle High Germanberihtento put in order; to instruct, to lecture
4Old High Germanbirihtento straighten out, make tidy; to make correct
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz
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