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Where does “jiertelling” come from?

jiertelling (West Frisian) comes from Dutch jaartelling, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.

jiertelling (West Frisian): calendar era, year numbering

Definitions

  1. calendar era, year numbering

Ancestry of “jiertelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjaartellingcalendar era, year numbering
2DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
3Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
4Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
5Old Dutchrinc—
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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