Where does “ġēar” come from?
ġēar (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
ġēar (Old English): year
Ancestry of “ġēar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
Words derived from “ġēar”