Where does “jäär” come from?

jäär (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian iēr, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

jäär (North Frisian): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “jäär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianiēr—
2Proto-West Germanicjāryear
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →