Where does “yodler” come from?
yodler (English) comes from English yodle, from English yodel, from German Jodeln, from German jo, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā — already.
yodler (English): Archaic form of yodeler
Ancestry of “yodler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yodle | Archaic form of yodel |
| 2 | English | yodel | To sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates... |
| 3 | German | Jodeln | gerund of jodeln; yodeling |
| 4 | German | jo | yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a... |
| 5 | German | Ja | a yes |
| 6 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 7 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |