Words that come from Proto-Germanic “jīz”

50 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-Germanic jīz — including ye, yeah, yea, yeoman, yere, yeomanry, yay, yeomanly.

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English (14)

Dutch (12)

Afrikaans (5)

Middle English (5)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old English (2)

Hunsrik (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Yiddish (1)

Alemannic German (1)

German (1)

Old High German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)