Where does “עיבור־יאָר” come from?
עיבור־יאָר (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יאָר, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
עיבור־יאָר (Yiddish): leap year
Definitions
- leap year
Ancestry of “עיבור־יאָר”, step by step
עיבור־יאָר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish יאָר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | יאָר | year |
| 2 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Hebrew עִבּוּר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | עִבּוּר | pregnancy |