Where does “juu” come from?

juu (Jamaican Creole) comes from English dew, from Middle English dew, from Old English dēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

juu (Jamaican Creole): due; owing or owed

Definitions

  1. due; owing or owed

Ancestry of “juu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdewAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by...
2Middle Englishdewdew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating...
3Old Englishdēawdew
4Proto-West Germanic*dauwmoisture
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →