Where does “geoidligh” come from?
geoidligh (Irish) comes from Irish geoidil, from German Jodeln, 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 — already.
geoidligh (Irish): yodel
Ancestry of “geoidligh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | geoidil | yodel |
| 2 | German | Jodeln | gerund of jodeln; yodeling |
| 3 | German | jo | yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a... |
| 4 | German | Ja | a yes |
| 5 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 6 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |