Where does “Jierhunnert” come from?

Jierhunnert (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Jier, from Old Frisian jēr, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

Jierhunnert (Saterland Frisian): century

Definitions

  1. century

Ancestry of “Jierhunnert”, step by step

Jierhunnert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Jier

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

via Saterland Frisian hunnert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianhunnert—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →