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Where does “ȝore” come from?

ȝore (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeāra, from Proto-Germanic jērǫ̂, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

ȝore (Middle English): Alternative form of youre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of youre

Ancestry of “ȝore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeāra—
2Proto-Germanicjērǫ̂—
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “ȝore”

  • yore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →