Where does “Saite” come from?
Saite (German) comes from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
Saite (German): string
Ancestry of “Saite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
Words derived from “Saite”