Where does “jierdei” come from?

jierdei (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian dei, from Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

jierdei (West Frisian): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “jierdei”, step by step

jierdei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian dei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandeiday; date
2Old Frisiandeiday
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via West Frisian jier

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

Words derived from “jierdei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →
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