Where does “jawel” come from?

jawel (Dutch) comes from Dutch ja, from Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jawel (Dutch): An emphatic yes, to indicate strong agreement, or...

Definitions

  1. An emphatic yes, to indicate strong agreement, or...

Ancestry of “jawel”, step by step

jawel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjayes; yes!
2Middle Dutchja—
3Old Dutchjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Dutch wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela—
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →