Where does “rothaarig” come from?

rothaarig (German) comes from German haarig, 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.

rothaarig (German): redhaired, redheaded having red hair

Definitions

  1. redhaired, redheaded having red hair

Ancestry of “rothaarig”, step by step

rothaarig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haarig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarighairy
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 rōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōt
2Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
3Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą