Where does “Reerdigung” come from?

Reerdigung (German) comes from German reerdigen, from German beerdigen, from German erdig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

Reerdigung (German): terramation, burial by means of human composting

Definitions

  1. terramation, burial by means of human composting

Ancestry of “Reerdigung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreerdigento subject to human composting, to terramate
2Germanbeerdigento bury the deceased
3Germanerdigearthy
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą