Where does “diesjahr” come from?
diesjahr (German) comes from German dieses, from German dieser, from Middle High German diser, from Old High German dese, from Proto-West Germanic *þes, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
diesjahr (German): this year
Definitions
- this year
Ancestry of “diesjahr”, step by step
diesjahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dieses
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dieses | genitive masculine singular of dieser; nominative... |
| 2 | German | dieser | this one, this; that one, that |
| 3 | Middle High German | diser | this |
| 4 | Old High German | dese | this |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |