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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

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “jier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianjēr—
2Proto-West Germanicjāryear
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “jier”

  • jiertelling
  • foarjier
  • jiertiid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →