Where does “jâr” come from?

jâr (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

Ancestry of “jâr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jâr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →