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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “jērǫ̂”

  • yore
  • yare
  • yarage
  • yore
  • ȝore
  • yoare
  • ȝeare
  • ȝare
  • yare
  • ġeāra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →