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Where does “Jahresring” come from?

Jahresring (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.

Jahresring (German): growth ring, tree ring, annual ring

Definitions

  1. growth ring, tree ring, annual ring

Ancestry of “Jahresring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjahr—
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
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