Where does “formbeständig” come from?

formbeständig (German) comes from German beständig, 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.

formbeständig (German): undeformable

Definitions

  1. undeformable

Ancestry of “formbeständig”, step by step

formbeständig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beständig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeständigconstant, stable, steady, abiding, enduring;...
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 Form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormshape; form
2Italianformaform; shape; mould
3Russianфо́рмаform
4Frenchformeshape; form
5Middle Frenchformeform
6Old Frenchformeshape, aspect, form
7Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
8Etruscanmorma
9Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą