Where does “je” come from?
je (Icelandic) comes from English yeah, from English yea, from Middle English yë, from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
je (Icelandic): oh my!; yeah
Definitions
- oh my!; yeah
Ancestry of “je”, step by step
je traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yeah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yeah | Yes; Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc;... |
| 2 | English | yea | Yes; Thus, so; Or even, or more like, nay |
| 3 | Middle English | yë | Alternative form of eie |
| 4 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Icelandic Jesús
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Jesús | Jesus |
| 2 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 4 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 5 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 7 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |