Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “jiʀ”

48 words across 13 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ — 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)

Yiddish (1)

Alemannic German (1)

German (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)