Where does “Joos” come from?

Joos (Dutch) comes from Medieval Latin Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, from Breton iudh, from Proto-Celtic yowdos — judge.

Ancestry of “Joos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinIodocus—
2BretonIodoc—
3Bretoniudhlord
4Proto-Celticyowdosjudge

Words derived from “Joos”

Every word from Proto-Celtic yowdos →Every word from Breton iudh →Every word from Breton Iodoc →