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Where does “yeet” come from?

yeet (English) comes from Middle English yeten, from Middle English yë, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

yeet (English): Used to express excitement or approval; A type of...

Definitions

  1. Used to express excitement or approval; A type of...

Ancestry of “yeet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyetenTo pour out from a container; To flow or gush; To...
2Middle EnglishyëAlternative form of eie
3Old Englishġēye
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
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