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Where does “*jār” come from?
*jār (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
Ancestry of “*jār”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
jērą
year; name of the J-rune
2
Proto-Indo-European
yeh₁r-
year
Words derived from “*jār”
jār
ger
gēr
jâr
Joa
gertala
Joares
Joarestiet
Hundatjoa
Joaresdach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →
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*jār — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer