Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jār

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jērą.

Noun

*jār n

1. year
2. (good) harvest

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*jār
Genitive	*jāras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jār	*jāru
Accusative	*jār	*jāru
Genitive	*jāras	*jārō
Dative	*jārē	*jārum
Instrumental	*jāru	*jārum

Descendants

• Old English: ġēar, ġǣr, ġēr — Anglian
  • Middle English: yeer, here, yere, ȝere
    • English: year
      • Jamaican Creole: ier
      • Tok Pisin: yia
      • → Chuukese: ier
      • → Japanese: イヤー (iyā)
      • → Volapük: yel
    • Scots: year
• Old Frisian: jēr, jār, iēr
  • North Frisian: juar, jäär, iir
  • Saterland Frisian: Jíer
  • West Frisian: jier
• Old Saxon: jār, gēr
  • Middle Low German: jâr, jaer
    • German Low German: Jåhr, Jahr, Johr
    • Plautdietsch: Joa
• Old Dutch: jār
  • Middle Dutch: jâer
    • Dutch: jaar
      • Afrikaans: jaar
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: jari
      • Jersey Dutch: jâr
      • Negerhollands: jaer, jaar, yer
      • → Aukan: yali
      • → Sranan Tongo: yari
        • → Caribbean Javanese: yari
        • → Saramaccan: jáa
    • Limburgish: jaor
    • West Flemish: joar
    • Zealandic: jaer, jaor
• Old High German: jār
  • Middle High German: jār
    • Alemannic German: Jòòr, Jààr
    • Bavarian: Jåhr, Joar, Joa

      Cimbrian: jaar, djar (Luserna)

      Mòcheno: jor

    • Central Franconian: Johr

      Hunsrik: Joher

      Luxembourgish: Joer

    • German: Jahr
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Pennsylvania German: Johr, Yaahr

    • Swabian: Joar, Johr

      Sathmar Swabian: Johr

    • Vilamovian: jür
    • Yiddish: יאָר (yor)