Where does “jaor” come from?

jaor (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch jâer, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

jaor (Limburgish): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “jaor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjâeryear one cycle of the seasons
2Old Dutchjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →