Where does “Jodeln” come from?

Jodeln (German) comes from German jo, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

Jodeln (German): gerund of jodeln; yodeling

Definitions

  1. gerund of jodeln; yodeling

Ancestry of “Jodeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjoyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

Words derived from “Jodeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →