Where does “aar” come from?

aar (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

aar (Old Danish): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “aar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
2Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “aar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →