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.
Ancestry of “jahr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |