Where does “jô” come from?

jô (Kashubian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jô (Kashubian): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “jô”, step by step

jô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjoyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Proto-Slavic (j)azъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
2Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “jô”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →