Where does “jä” come from?

jä (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jä (Alemannic German): Alternative form of ja

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ja

Ancestry of “jä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanjā—
2Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
3Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →