Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jāradag

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

*jārdag (late)

Etymology

From *jār +‎ *dag.

Noun

*jāradag m

an anniversary day, yearday

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*jāradag
Genitive	*jāradagas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jāradag	jāradagō, jāradagōs
Accusative	*jāradag	*jāradagā
Genitive	*jāradagas	*jāradagō
Dative	*jāradagē	*jāradagum
Instrumental	*jāradagu	*jāradagum

Derived terms

*jārasdag
- Old English: ġēares dæġ
  - Middle English: ȝeres-dai, ȝeres day, ȝeresday, yeeres dai, Yeeris Day, ȝere's day
    - ⇒ English: New Year's Day
- Old Frisian: jēresdei, jērsdei
  - Saterland Frisian: Jíeresdai
- Old Saxon: gērasdag, jārasdag
  - Middle Low German: jâresdach
- Old Dutch: *jārasdag
  - Middle Dutch: jaersdach, jairsdach
    - Dutch: jaarsdag
- Old High German: *jārastag
  - Middle High German: jārestac
    - German: Jahrestag

Descendants

Old English: *gēardæġ (attested as gēardagas (plural))
- Middle English: ȝere day, yeere day, yere day, ȝereday, ȝerday, yeerday
  - English: yearday
  - Scots: yeir day
Old Frisian: jērdei
- West Frisian: jierdei
Old Saxon: *jārdag
- Middle Low German: jârdach
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: jârdāges (adverb)
Old Dutch: *jārdag
- Middle Dutch: jaerdach
  - Dutch: jaardag
Old High German: *jārtag (attested as jārtaga (plural))
- Middle High German: jārtac
  - German: Jahrtag

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