Where does “jahr” come from?

jahr (German) comes from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

jahr (German): year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun

Definitions

  1. year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun

Ancestry of “jahr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-jährigyears old; years lasting
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3Middle High German-ic—
4Old High German-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “jahr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →