Where does “Jass” come from?

Jass (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Jass (Central Franconian): lane, alley

Definitions

  1. lane, alley

Ancestry of “Jass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangazze—
2Old High Germangazzalane
3Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →