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Yeargan
Yeargan comes from German Jürgen ‘willy, peter, johnson’, from Ancient Greek γεωργός ‘farmer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵom‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgon‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργον‘work’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεωργός‘farmer’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓεώργιος
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGeōrgius
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Jurian
- Germanc. 1650–presentJürgen‘willy, peter, johnson’
- EnglishtodayYeargan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵom‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgon‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργον‘work’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεωργός‘farmer’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓεώργιος
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGeōrgius
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Jurian
- Germanc. 1650–presentJürgen‘willy, peter, johnson’
- EnglishtodayYeargan
The story
Americanized spelling of German Jürgen.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
working, wright, organic, boulevard, wrought, organize, organ, orgasm, liturgy, metallurgy, bulwark, irk, irksome, wark, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
through Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- / Yeargan