English
yair
Yair comes from Old English *ġear ‘year’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁r-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jērą‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*jār‘year’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*ġear‘year’reconstructed
- Northern Middle Englishmodernyare
- Englishearliest quotation 1892yair
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₁r-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*jērą‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*jār‘year’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*ġear‘year’reconstructed
- Northern Middle Englishmodernyare
- Englishearliest quotation 1892yair
Earliest quotation: 1892, Charles Stewart, Salmon Fishing: “Among other Acts revived are the Act 1424, c.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *jērą ‘year’
through Proto-West Germanic *jār ‘year’
through Old English *ġear ‘year’
through Northern Middle English yare
Today it means
noun An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- / yair