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
Ancestry of “jährlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Jahr | year |
| 2 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 3 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |