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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	ja	yes; yes!
2	Middle Dutch	ja	—
3	Old Dutch	jā	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	jā	yes; thus, so
5	Proto-Germanic	ja	yes; thus, so
6	Proto-Indo-European	yē	already

via Dutch wel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	wel	The opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2	Middle Dutch	wel	well
3	Old Dutch	wela	—
4	Proto-Germanic	*wela	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →