Where does “didya” come from?
didya (English) comes from English ya, from Malay ya, from English yea, from Middle English yë, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
Ancestry of “didya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ya | Nonstandard spelling of you; Yeah; yes; yea; yes |
| 2 | Malay | ya | yes; Vocative particle; grammatical particle for... |
| 3 | English | yea | Yes; Thus, so; Or even, or more like, nay |
| 4 | Middle English | yë | Alternative form of eie |
| 5 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |