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Etymology · Old English

*ġear

3 English words descend from Old English *ġear, most common first.

yearA period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
yairAn enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.
leap yearA year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.