Etymology

yearless

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Today it means: Of a date, omitting the year. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English year
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yóh₁r̥
  3. Proto-Germanic*jērą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*jār
  5. Old Englishġēar
  6. Middle Englishyeer
  7. Englishyear
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todayyearless

From year + -less.

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