Where does “Jahreskarte” come from?

Jahreskarte (German) comes from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta, from Latin carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Jahreskarte (German): annual pass, annual ticket

Definitions

  1. annual pass, annual ticket

Ancestry of “Jahreskarte”, step by step

Jahreskarte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German karte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
2Middle High Germankarte
3Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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 ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης