yore

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*jērą“year”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*jērǫ̂
3. Old English · inherited fromġeāra“long ago”
4. Middle English · inherited fromyore
5. English todayyore

From Middle English yore, yoare, yare, ȝore, ȝare, ȝeare, from Old English ġeāra (“long ago”), of unclear origin but probably from Proto-Germanic *jērǫ̂ (literally “of years”), the genitive plural of Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). More at year.

Words from the same roots