Where does “berichtspflichtig” come from?

berichtspflichtig (German) comes from German pflichtig, 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.

berichtspflichtig (German): reportable

Definitions

  1. reportable

Ancestry of “berichtspflichtig”, step by step

berichtspflichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflichtigliable; obligatory, binding
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German bericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberichtreport, account, news story
2Middle High Germanberiht
3Middle High Germanberihtento put in order; to instruct, to lecture
4Old High Germanbirihtento straighten out, make tidy; to make correct
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą