Where does “Jahrhundert” come from?
Jahrhundert (German) comes from German Hundert, from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
Jahrhundert (German): A century
Definitions
- A century
Ancestry of “Jahrhundert”, step by step
Jahrhundert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hundert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hundert | the number 100; A unity of hundred things |
| 2 | Middle High German | hundert | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hunderod | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |