Where does “Verjährung” come from?

Verjährung (German) comes from German verjähren, from German jähren, from German jahr, from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g — -y, -ic.

Verjährung (German): statute of limitations; prescription established time period within which a right must be exercised

Definitions

  1. statute of limitations; prescription established time period within which a right must be exercised

Ancestry of “Verjährung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverjährento fall under the statute of limitations
2Germanjährento become one year old; to complete a year
3Germanjahryear solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
4German-jährigyears old; years lasting
5German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
6Middle High German-ic
7Old High German-ig
8Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
9Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
10Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz