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Where does “jērǫ̂” come from?
jērǫ̂ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
Ancestry of “jērǫ̂”, 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 “jērǫ̂”
yore
ġeāra
ȝare
yore
ȝore
yoare
ȝeare
ungeara
yoretime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →