Where does “Jo” come from?

Jo (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish jo, from Luxembourgish joen, from Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic jagōn — to hunt.

Jo (Luxembourgish): a yes

Definitions

  1. a yes

Ancestry of “Jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishjoyes; second-person singular imperative of joen
2Luxembourgishjoento hunt; to chase, to pursue
3Middle High Germanjagen—
4Old High Germanjagōnto hunt
5Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-West Germanic jagōn →Every word from Old High German jagōn →Every word from Middle High German jagen →