Where does “jährlich” come from?

jährlich (German) comes from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

jährlich (German): annual, yearly; annually

Definitions

  1. annual, yearly; annually

Ancestry of “jährlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJahryear
2Middle High Germanjāryear
3Old High Germanjāryear
4Proto-West Germanicjāryear
5Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →