Where does “Jahresverdienst” come from?

Jahresverdienst (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.

Jahresverdienst (German): annual earnings

Definitions

  1. annual earnings

Ancestry of “Jahresverdienst”, step by step

Jahresverdienst 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 Verdienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerdienstmerit; wages, earnings, income
2Middle High Germanverdienst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos