Where does “ju” come from?

ju (Esperanto) comes from Swedish ju, from Old Swedish iū, from Old Norse jaur.

ju (Esperanto): the; used with des and either pli or malpli to...

Definitions

  1. the; used with des and either pli or malpli to...

Ancestry of “ju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishjuUsed to indicate an expectation of common...
2Old Swedishiū—
3Old Norsejaur—
Every word from Old Norse jaur →Every word from Old Swedish iū →Every word from Swedish ju →