Where does “jier” come from?
jier (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian jēr, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
jier (West Frisian): year
Ancestry of “jier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | jēr | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
Words derived from “jier”