Where does “Nullerjahre” come from?

Nullerjahre (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.

Nullerjahre (German): noughties first decade of a century, especially the 21st century

Definitions

  1. noughties first decade of a century, especially the 21st century

Ancestry of “Nullerjahre”, step by step

Nullerjahre 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 Null

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNullzero; failure, loser
2GermanNulla
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos