Where does “jetzt” come from?

jetzt (German) comes from Middle High German iezuo, from Old High German iozou.

jetzt (German): now; now, then

Definitions

  1. now; now, then

Ancestry of “jetzt”, step by step

jetzt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German iezuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaniezuo—
2Old High Germaniozou—

via Middle High German ieze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanieze—
2Old High Germaniozuostraightaway, at once; further

via Middle High German iezō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaniezō—
Every word from Old High German iozou →Every word from Middle High German iezuo →