Where does “gertala” come from?

gertala (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gēr, from Old Saxon jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

gertala (Old Saxon): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “gertala”, step by step

gertala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongēryear
2Old Saxonjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Old Saxon tala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontala—
2Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
3Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →