Where does “bejahen” come from?

bejahen (German) comes 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.

bejahen (German): to affirm, approve; answer something in the...

Definitions

  1. to affirm, approve; answer something in the...

Ancestry of “bejahen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjayes; yea, yeah, aye; obviously; certainly; of...
2Middle High Germanja—
3Old High Germanjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →