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
- to affirm, approve; answer something in the...
Ancestry of “bejahen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ja | yes; yea, yeah, aye; obviously; certainly; of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 3 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |