Where does “Jodd” come from?
Jodd (Central Franconian) comes from Danish jod, from German Jot, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
Ancestry of “Jodd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | jod | Alternative spelling of iod |
| 2 | German | Jot | The letter J in the Latin and German alphabet |
| 3 | Latin | iōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰῶτα | iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤉 | yod; yodh |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓂝 | — |
Words derived from “Jodd”