Where does “scheinzufällig” come from?

scheinzufällig (German) comes from German zufällig, 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.

scheinzufällig (German): pseudorandom

Definitions

  1. pseudorandom

Ancestry of “scheinzufällig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzufälligrandom, by chance or stochastic; accidental or...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą