Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jāradag

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

Alternative forms

  • *jārdag (late)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jēradagaz (“a day of the year, a yearly day”), equivalent to *jār +‎ *dag.

Noun

*jāradag m

  1. a day of the year
  2. a yearly day

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *jāradag
Genitive *jāradagas
Singular Plural
Nominative *jāradag *jāradagō, *jāradagōs
Accusative *jāradag *jāradagā
Genitive *jāradagas *jāradagō
Dative *jāradagē *jāradagum
Instrumental *jāradagu *jāradagum
  • *jāras dag (“cyclical day of the year”)
    • Old English: ġēares dæġ
      • Middle English: ȝeres-dai, ȝeres day, ȝeresday, yeeres dai, Yeeris Day, ȝere's day
    • Old Frisian: jēresdei, jērsdei
      • Saterland Frisian: Jíeresdai, Jieersdaie
    • Old Saxon: gērasdag, jārasdag
      • Middle Low German: jâresdach
        • German Low German: Johrsdag
    • Old Dutch: *jārasdag
      • Middle Dutch: jaersdach, jairsdach
        • Dutch: jaarsdag
    • Old High German: *jārastag
      • Middle High German: jārestac
  • *jārō dag (“a day of years, a day many years ago”)

Descendants

  • Old English: *gēardæġ
    • Middle English: ȝere day, yeere day, yere day, ȝereday, ȝerday, yeerday
  • Old Frisian: jērdei
    • Saterland Frisian: Jieerdaie
    • West Frisian: jierdei
  • Old Saxon: *jārdag
    • Middle Low German: jârdach
      • Low German: Johrdag
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: jârdāges (adverb)
  • Old Dutch: *jārdag
    • Middle Dutch: jaerdach
  • Old High German: *jārtag
    • Middle High German: jārtac
      • German: Jahrtag
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