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Where does “verjähren” come from?

verjähren (German) comes from German jähren, from German jahr, 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 — -y, -ic.

verjähren (German): to fall under the statute of limitations

Definitions

  1. to fall under the statute of limitations

Ancestry of “verjähren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjährento become one year old; to complete a year
2Germanjahr—
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5Middle High German-ic—
6Old High German-ig—
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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