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