English
yearly
Yearly comes from Old English ġēarlīċ ‘annual, yearly’, from ġēar ‘year’, and ultimately from 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. 450–1150ġēar‘year’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ġēarlīċ‘annual, yearly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yeerly
- Englishearliest quotation 1919yearly
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. 450–1150ġēar‘year’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ġēarlīċ‘annual, yearly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yeerly
- Englishearliest quotation 1919yearly
Earliest quotation: 1919, Boris Sidis: “With a scanty supply of laws in Hellenic commonwealths…”
Formed from year + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ ‘year; growing season’
Proto-Germanic *jērą ‘year’
Proto-West Germanic *jār ‘year’
Old English ġēar ‘year’
Middle English yeer
English year
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *jērą ‘year’
through Old English ġēar ‘year’
Today it means
adj Happening once every year.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r- / yearly