Where does “jawoord” come from?

jawoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

jawoord (Dutch): acceptance of a marriage proposal

Definitions

  1. acceptance of a marriage proposal

Ancestry of “jawoord”, step by step

jawoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoordword
2Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
3Old Dutchwortword
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Dutch ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjayes; yes!
2Middle Dutchja—
3Old Dutchjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →