Where does “yere” come from?

yere (Middle English) comes from Old English ġēar, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

yere (Middle English): Alternative form of ere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ere

Ancestry of “yere”, step by step

yere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġēar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēaryear
2Proto-West Germanicjāryear
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Old English ġēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →