Where does “Friehyaahr” come from?
Friehyaahr (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Yaahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
Friehyaahr (Pennsylvania German): spring
Definitions
- spring
Ancestry of “Friehyaahr”, step by step
Friehyaahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pennsylvania German Yaahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Yaahr | year |
| 2 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 3 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Pennsylvania German frieh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | frieh | early |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrowe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |