Jahr

German (Berlin)

/jaː(ɐ̯)/

noun
Definitions
  • year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun
  • year time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star
  • year period between set dates that mark a year
  • year level or grade in school or college

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German jār (year) inherited from Old High German jār (year) derived from Proto-Germanic *jērą (year) derived from Proto-Indo-European *yéh₁rom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yéh₁rom

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